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IRAI -- 230711 -- Interesting Reads And Information -- Events in Jul 2023
by Mohan Hr 11 Jul '23

11 Jul '23

*IRAI -- 230711 -- Interesting Reads And Information* Read the stories of IRAI -- 230711 at https://bit.ly/irai-230711 Threads vs. Twitter: What’s the Difference? Is India “Ready” for Semiconductor Manufacturing? A critical look at AI generated software 18 Unique Creative Projects to Reuse Your Old PC Top 100 Cryptocurrency Blogs You Need To Follow Software, not horsepower will differentiate cars of the future AI Imagines “Beautiful Women” in 100 Countries Around the World Why Tech Entrepreneurs Need Business and Finance Skills to Build Unicorns? Acing Your Pitch to Investors How Sunlight Vitamin Affects Your Blood Glucose. Research In A Nutshell From One Of The First Investigations In India *Quiz* The term ----- was coined in 1992 by author Neal Stephenson in his sci-fi novel Snow Crash. (Answer in the next post IRAI -- 230721) Answer to the Quiz in IRAI -- 230701: HAP -- Hiroshima AI Process *Past IRAI Posts* Stories in IRAI -- 230711: https://bit.ly/irai-230711 Stories in IRAI -- 230701: https://bit.ly/irai-230701 Stories in IRAI -- 230621: https://bit.ly/irai-230621 Stories in IRAI -- 230611: https://lnkd.in/gyTGbekM Earlier Posts of IRAI and Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD *Forthcoming Events* 14th Jul 2023 at 5 pm IST. Webinar Hindustan Chamber of Commerce presents a webinar on "THE IMPACT OF CONVERGENCE OF TECHNOLOGIES ON INDUSTRY" by Dr. S. Jeyachandran, Sr Vice President, Marutham Group (Builders & Promoters). To register https://forms.gle/KqZmiJf3b7fuFHv19 15th Jul 2023 from 2 pm to 5.40 pm IST. Workshop. IISc IEEE SB in association with IEEE HKN Mu Xi presents a free half-day interactive workshop on "Building An Efficient Research Strategy" by Prof (Retd) N. Narasimman Sundararajan & Dr Dhanukumar Pattanashetti. Registration is mandatory by 14th Jul 11.59 pm at https://forms.gle/y8gcfEkzi7dqPFGx8. 22nd Jul 2023 at 6 pm IST. Webinar. CSI, IEEE CS, ACM, HCC cordially invite you to the webinar on "Generative AI and it's Impact" by Mr. Rajeswaran Viswanathan, Head, AI Centre of Excellence, Senior Director, Capgemini India. PDF invite at https://bit.ly/46nDI1N; Register at https://bit.ly/3p7ul5r India School on Internet Governance -- Fellowship. The 2023 edition of India School on Internet Governance (inSIG2023, https://insig.in) is scheduled for 29th Sep to 1st October, with Day 0 events on 28th Sep. This is the 8th edition of inSIG and its venue is IIT(G), Guwahati, Assam. Fellowship applications for inSIG2023 are now open till 23rd July at https://fellowship.apnic.net/index.php. Events in Jul 2023: https://bit.ly/july2023events

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Call to libraries -- preservation of old science magazine/journals from India
by Venkat Srinivasan 09 Jul '23

09 Jul '23

All, I am part of the team at the Archives at NCBS (https://archives.ncbs.res.in/), a public collecting centre for the history of science in contemporary India. We have a mandate to try and preserve physical and digital material within our area of focus, and we are actively looking to work with libraries across India that may have old science journals/magazines and old science books. Please do consider reaching out to us if your library has old material that fits: (a) Science magazines (like Science Today, Science and Culture, Science Reporter, etc) up to 1995 (b) Science related books (not textbooks) published in India that are out of copyright - likely early 20th century. If there is interest, we can work with your library, bring the physical material to our preservation centre in Bangalore, digitize it, and send you back a digital copy. We also do physical conservation work. There is no cost to the library through any of these processes. We are funded through specific grants for this project to enable vast public access to the history of science in contemporary India (~1850 - 1995 is our domain for now). We can offer open-access (not open-use) to this material through our open source archival platform. We have on our website the current catalog for ~150,000 objects, ranging from manuscripts and correspondence to photographs to scientific equipment. In addition to the collections visible on the website, we hold other valuable material like the papers of TSG Sastry, a physicist who worked on the Thumba rocket programme, Leslie Coleman, an early 20th century agricultural scientist in Mysore state, and MS Swaminathan. We are fortunately funded to receive, process, preserve and digitize archival material for the next few years, and this should be a stable resource for generations ahead. We are also leading efforts in developing legal and ethical standards, and digital annotation tools for archival material. A full range of activities undertaken by the archives is in the annual report, https://www.ncbs.res.in/annual-report. Data on our archival catalogue is OAI-PMH compliant, and fully interoperable with archives around the world. Thank you, and looking forward to connecting with the library community and learning more. Thanks, Venkat -- Venkat Srinivasan Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Bellary Road, Bangalore - 560065 venkats(a)ncbs.res.in | archives(a)ncbs.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Proposals: Entrepreneurs & Libraries Conference Fall, 2023
by Leili Seifi 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

Dear All, FYI Refresh & Refocus: Libraries’ new trends in supporting entrepreneurs Date: Wed, Nov 1, 2023 Time: 2pm-5pm Eastern Venue: Zoom (online) The Entrepreneurs & Libraries Conference explores how libraries and library workers support entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses. Entrelib continues to be a gathering place for academic, public, and special library workers, as well as entrepreneurial ecosystem partners, via our free online events. The event will be free and hosted on Zoom The conference’s theme Refresh & Refocus relates to the ever-expanding work that libraries of all types are doing to serve entrepreneurs in their communities and contexts. It also acknowledges that library staff approach this work with a wide range of knowledge, and access to resources. This event seeks to provide a forum for expanding library understanding about the diversity that exists among these “entrepreneurials,” their needs, and both proven and emerging ways libraries can support and sustain entrepreneurs in their journeys. It also seeks to provide an opportunity for individual staff members and their libraries to assess where serving these populations fits in their institution’s priorities and how best to align their staff and resources to serve these engines of economic growth. In 2021 more than 5.4 million new business applications from entrepreneurs were filed, surpassing the record of 4.4 million set in 2020. A recent study of 1,500 adults making a work-life change found that 33% of respondents had explored starting their own business and that 27% had considered becoming a consultant or freelancing. Examples of topics of interest include: · How libraries position themselves in entrepreneurial ecosystems · Studies of information/resource needs and practices of entrepreneurs. · Services focused on serving specific populations: teens, senior adults, immigrants, blue collar/trades, individuals impacted by systemic racism, rural populations, economically disadvantaged. · Examples of effective community partnerships and how to establish and maintain them. · While acknowledging the value of community partnerships, we are interested in “home-grown” programs developed internally by libraries leveraging the library’s staff and resources. Proposals are not limited to the topics above, the conference is interested in receiving a wide range of proposals that embrace the conference theme. We are especially interested in proposals that provide new perspectives on not only how libraries support entrepreneurs (refresh) as well as programs to provide convincing arguments for why these services should be a priority (refocus). We will be accepting the following 2 formats of presentations:1. Presentation (15 minutes) This session will include 3 longform presentations, 15-minutes each. The Programming committee invites proposals from the community for 15 minute presentations. These workshops should include an interactive component to engage participants. The Programming committee will give priority to submissions that are applicable to and engaging for multiple types of information professionals, (public, special, academic,etc.). 2. Lightning Talk (7 Minutes) This session will include 5 lightning talks, 7-minutes each. The Programming committee invites proposals from the community for 7 minute lightning talks. The Programming committee will give priority to submissions that are applicable to and engaging for multiple types of information professionals, (public, special, academic,etc.). To submit a proposal please fill out the submission form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctupgHrABxLeX2I7w-jEuvtYeW2xVeijC…> . To learn more about the conference, please visit https://entrelib.org/ Proposal submission deadline: August 14th , 2023 Preview the proposal submission form <https://drive.google.com/file/d/193AbZzg-w8AfNtVRpjYGhiLvQbbIgAy3/view?usp=…>. Tip: Download or make a copy to draft responses before submitting. Proposals will be reviewed by the Programming Committee using a self-designed rubric <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XgcOoB6zAX1GhFVA2OPsXhK5DE5RLUt4/view?usp=…> . If you have any questions, please contact the Entrelib Fall Conference Committee co-chairs Kellee Forkenbrock (kforkenbrock(a)northlibertyiowa.org) or Céline Gareau-Brennan (celine.gareau-brennan(a)ualberta.ca) Best regards, Leili On behalf of ELC planning team -- Regards, Leili Seifi, PhD Associate Professor Department of Knowledge & Information Science Faculty of Behavioral Science University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran Tel(Office): +98 56 31026855 https://cv.birjand.ac.ir/seifi/en -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFP: STMet 2023
by stm socio.org.uk 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

Call For Papers Fourth International Conference on Science & Technology Metrics (STMet 2023) November 13-14, 2023 BITS Pilani Dubai Campus. UAE (www.socio.org.uk/stm) Building metrics is the key to science and technology measurement and translating the measures to work better. The metric is not confined to drawing numbers and analyze. Selecting a metric depends on synthesising multiple directions and evidence-based data. Producing benchmarks and standards in science and technology evaluation and implementing them with real data mark the full-fledged system. Recently, new metrics-based models are emerging to reflect science and technology growth. The proposed Science and Technology Metrics (STMet 2022) conference concerns how many metrics may involve assessing different aspects of science and technology, which are best expressed using different approaches. Besides the standard conference track and the Doctoral Symposium, STMetrics will host several workshops and tutorials related to the conference's theme. The workshops provide participants with a friendly, interactive atmosphere for presenting novel ideas and discussing their application of metrics in Science and Technology Systems. The goal of the tutorials is to enable the participants to familiarise themselves with theoretical and practical aspects and application of metrics. The proposed conference comprises invited talks, presentations, tutorials, workshops and discussions. The STMet has tracks on specialised topics. The STMet address the below themes, not limited. Citation-based metrics Ranking of Journals, Institutions, and Countries Discipline and Domain Analysis Economic factors Databases and datasets for evaluation Evaluation Tools and Indicators Web-based metrics Visibility and impact Scientific Knowledge Diffusion Internationalization and Co-working in Science Research Data Access Science, Innovation and Economic Performance Public Research Systems Future S & T Policies Text-based Metrics Innovation indicators Wearable Devices Open data Scientific Collaboration and cooperation analysis National Evaluation Systems Open access and open publishing New indices for evaluation Altmetrics Web-based metrics Data Science and Digital Repositories Scientific Visualization e-Science in the Cloud Scientific Journalism Scientific Publications All submitted papers will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), and participative peer review. The review process will enable the selection process of those accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can access the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers, so they can improve the final version of their papers accordingly. Mentoring support is available to young researchers and authors from developing countries. Selected post-conference modified versions of the papers will be published in the following journals. 1. Journal of Digital Information Management 2. Research in Production and Development 3. International Journal of Computational Linguistics Research 4. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics Important Dates Submission of papers September 25, 2023 Notification October 25, 2023 Camera-ready (post-conference version) January 05, 2024 (Final) Registration November 05, 2023 Post-conference version submission January 10, 2024 (Final) Conference Dates November 13-14, 2023 Program Committees Honorary Chair Srinivasan Madapusi, BITS Pilani, Dubai General Chair Grant Lewison, King’s College, UK Program Chairs Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India & UK Ramesh Kundra, NISTADS, India Valentina Markusova, All Russian Institute for S&T Information (VINITI), Russia Program Co-Chairs Amir Reza Asnafi, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran Kazuyuki, Motohashi, University of Tokyo, Japan Andrei Grinev, Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Russia Workshop and Special Session Chair Ulle Must, Estonian Research Council at Archimedes, Estonia Accommodation We will fix hotels near the venue for the participants. We will update it shortly. Accommodation is also available at the host institution, including food. The fee for accommodation and food will be 150 UAE dirhams (40US$/3300 INR) per day. Paper Submission at https://socio.org.uk/stm/paper-submission/ Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Accucoms Library Survey on Open Access
by Chandrima Roy 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

Dear Moderator, Greetings! Kindly consider this post for the forum to get maximum participation from India. Last time also, there was an overwhelming response from India and hence there was a greater chance of winning from India. Many thanks Chandrima ========================================================================== Dear Library Professionals, It is time for another library survey and this time Accucoms is conducting a global library survey on open access, in which every opinion from every country will count. Complete the survey and get a chance to win a US$100 gift voucher! Last time the winner was from India. We will be eagerly waiting for your submissions and lucky draw results... Here is the survey link: https://zc.vg/elXpm?m=0 Thanking you in advance Chandrima Roy Marketing Manager Asia ACCUCOMS M: +91 9911555451 E: chandrima(a)accucoms.com<mailto:chandrima@accucoms.com> W: www.accucoms.com<http://www.accucoms.com/> Location: India Time zone: IST https://accucoms.com/services-for-libraries/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accucoms-asia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/accucomsasia

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Academia exploring new approaches for evaluating researchers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

Friends, Citations and impact factors are no longer the be all and end all of careers in research. Please read this article in Science (AAAS): https://www.science.org/content/article/how-academia-is-exploring-new-appro… . You may also wish to look up https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2018.024 . The same way, as I have been predicting for some time, journals will no longer be the primary means of knowledge exchange. They will go the way floppy disks and CD-Rom have gone. Preprints and peer reviewed preprints will be the norm. As Alfred Lord Tennyson said, "Old order changeth, yielding place to new. Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application for Library Graduate Trainee
by cshivaraj＠yahoo.com 04 Jul '23

04 Jul '23

Alliance University is a private university located in Bengaluru,Karnataka, India. It was established in 2010 and is recognized by theUniversity Grants Commission (UGC). The university offers a wide range ofundergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in various disciplinesincluding engineering, management, law, humanities, and commerce. Website: https://www.alliance.edu.in/ Alliance University Bengaluru is looking for young, enthusiastic,dynamic, tech- savvy, highly motivated and committed fresh Post-Graduates inLibrary & Information Science from recognized Indian universities withconsistent good academic record, to serve as Library Graduate Trainees for itsCentral Library purely on a temporary for one year. Post : Library Graduate Trainee No. of Vacancies : 5( Five ) Duration : One year from the date of joining Essential Qualifications: Masters in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) or equivalent with First Class. (Fresh Graduates are preferred) Basic working knowledge of computer, MS Office and other librarymanagement tools. Library Open-Source Software, Good written and oralcommunication skills and working knowledge in computerization of Library. Desirable Experience: Knowledge of Computer, IT Applications in Libraries, Library ManagementSystem, Knowledge of recent trends and technologies in Library and InformationServices. Ability to read and comprehend written material. Remuneration : Rs. 20,000/- per month Natureof Work : GraduateTrainees will be provided with an opportunity to learn practical andoperational aspects of all sections of the Central Library and web-based services. The Training provides ahighly professional learning environment. The selected candidates will haveample opportunities to learn about emerging IT tools and technologies. The chosen candidates will work Monday to Saturday and must beavailable to work various shifts, weekends, and holidays on a rotating basis. Selection Process : Selection of candidates will be based on their consistent goodacademic record, performance in the written test and personal interview. Interested candidates who fulfill the above mentioned requirements must apply online by clicking the link https://forms.gle/dwXHCVKtrumr4H286 on orbefore 09/07/2023. · Date andtime of the interview will be sent directly to the applicant after the initialscreening of the CVs. · Thecandidates must produce original documents at the time of appearing fortest/interview. · No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates for attending the written test & interview. · Certificateof experience will be issued to those who complete one year of training. · University reservesthe right to fill up the post, not to fill up the post or cancel theadvertisement in whole or partly without assigning any reason. The Universitywill also reserve the right to place reasonable limit on the total number ofcandidates to be called for a written test/interview.

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*Admission Notification for** Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management (PGDLIM) 2023-24 Academic Year** TISS Mumbai*
by Shivarama J 04 Jul '23

04 Jul '23

Respected Professional Colleagues, Greetings! *Admission Notification for** Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management (PGDLIM) 2023-24 Academic Year** TISS Mumbai* The hallmark of today’s knowledge society is its access to humongous amounts of constantly generated information and data. However, this information explosion has given way to another challenge, i.e. dealing with the problem of plenty. With too much information being made available, it has become impossible for today's researchers, scientists and students to effectively deal with new knowledge and its application for their studies and research. As we move ahead in the digital world, librarians and Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals have been playing a critical role of being the facilitators to access the digital learning resources. This unprecedented shift towards digital modes of education due to the Covid 19 pandemic has created the need for highly skilled and well trained information management professionals across various domains. TISS has launched this cutting edge programme to deal with this challenge. This 36 credits one year dual mode programme uses contact classes and extensive online learning platform Moodle. The course components are a combination of sound theory, extensive practicals and experiential. The core learning components comprises of Digital library and Information Archival software; DSpace, Greenstone, Content Management Software; Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, Reference Management Software; Zotero, Mendeley, EndNotes, Data mining and Data Visualisation tools like Tableau.VOSviewer, analyzes academic citation tools like publish or perish software , Chatbot technology software or artificial intelligence tools like Program-O, Integrated library management software; Koha, E-Granthalaya, E Publishing software like Open Journal System. Harvesting software like Open Harvesting System.(Public Knowledge Project Softwares) E-Book management software; Calibre. Web 2.0 tools application in libraries. Latest version of Ubuntu operating system. E- Resource management software; Coral. Google analytics, Cloud computing systems. Intellectual property rights and components like Creative Commons. E-Learning Management Software Moodle and statistical software SPSS etc., More and more organizations in India are embarking on new concepts in handling information. With the changing times, information formats also have changed rapidly from print on paper to digital. There is a need for qualified and trained Library and Information Science professionals to take the lead and guide developments in helping the end users in the changing environment. This program opens up opportunities with world class technology enabled libraries and information centres, think tanks, corporate libraries, archives and research institutes. Please visit the following link to know more about this programme and to apply. https://admissions.tiss.edu/view/10/admissions/stp-admissions/pg-diploma-in… Last date of submission of application form 25 July, 2023 We will be happy to respond, if you have any further queries. With regards, Dr. Satish Kanamadi and Dr. J.Shivarama Satish Kanamadi Ph, D Librarian and Chairperson, CLIMS Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088. INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu librarian(a)tiss.edu And J.Shivarama Ph, D . Programme Coordinator PGDLIM Center for Library and Information Management Studies Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences Deonar , MUMBAI 400088 Email: j.shivarama(a)tiss.edu Tel: 022 25525284 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI, IEEE CS & ACM Events in Jul 2023
by Mohan Hr 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

8th Jul 2023. Webinar ================== CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: XR, Games, Metaverse - Next Gen Immersive Experiencing Solutions Speaker: Mr. Kathirvel Perumal, Head of XR, Games, Metaverse Tech Practice at TCS Interactive Date & Time: 8th Jul 2023 at 6 pm IST. PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3PDI4vq Register at https://bit.ly/3NWrJB1 Google Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/muz-mwfg-veb YouTube live streaming Link: https://youtube.com/live/Ra-VOe6ss94?feature=share 22nd Jul 2023. Webinar ==================== CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras , ACM Chennai & Hindustan Chamber of Commerce (HCC) cordially invite you to the webinar." Topic: Generative AI and it's Impact Speaker: Mr. Rajeswaran Viswanathan, Head, AI Centre of Excellence, Senior Director, Capgemini India. Date & Time: 22nd Jul 2023 at 6 pm IST. PDF invite at https://bit.ly/46nDI1N Register at https://bit.ly/3p7ul5r Forthcoming Events ================= In Jul 2023: https://bit.ly/july2023events Interesting Reads And Information ============================= Stories in IRAI -- 230701: https://bit.ly/irai-230701 Stories in IRAI -- 230621: https://bit.ly/irai-230621 Stories in IRAI -- 230611: https://lnkd.in/gyTGbekM Stories in IRAI -- 230601: https://lnkd.in/gqu_8QVY Earlier Posts of IRAI and Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD

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Admission Notification for 5-Year Integrated (FYUGP+ 5th Year) M.A./M.Sc. in Library and Information Science at Gauhati University.
by Badan Barman 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Dear Professional Colleagues, I am happy to inform you that as per NEP-2020, the DLISc, Gauhati University has introduced the 5-Year Integrated (FYUGP+ 5th Year) M.A./M.Sc. in Library and Information Science at Gauhati University from the 2023–2024 academic session. Kindly circulate this information among your professional circles for a wider audience. Last date for online submission of the Application Form: July 7, 2023 No. of Seats: 10 Eligibility: Class 12 Passed in arts / science / commerce. Online Admission Form Link: https://onlinegu.in Other information Admission Notification: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cs2rSKwgOf26vlQ85jyVafLRQNslkO_H/view Syllabus: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hgn7Ha4lEB9x7T61xh8eSqmsQ0vwP2T1/view (Page 162-196) -- Dr. Badan Barman Website: http://www.badanbarman.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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