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Students' colloquium
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 COLLOQUIM - 4 (2015 2017) Library Automation: A Critical Analysis ABSTRACT Today library automation is by far the most commonly used term to describe the mechanization of library housekeeping operations, such as acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, serial control, etc. using the computers. The aim is to provide an efficient and speedy access to information, reduced cost and improved control and management of library operations. In this colloquium, we will discuss the basics of library housekeeping operations, various modules and the need of automatizing the library operations. We will discuss some of the popular open source (e.g., Koha, NewGenLib, Evergreen and openBiblio) and commercial (e.g., SOUL, Voyager, Libsys, Virtua) software tools along with their comparative analysis. We will also discuss the changing dimensions of library automation and the challenges involved in implementing the automation systems. This colloquium is organized as follows: Introduction : Sagar Gajbe Modules of library operations and functionalities: Shiva Shankar Mahato Library automation systems: trends and standards : Gurrala Srinivas Open source tools and a comparative analysis : Kanu Chakraborty Commercial tools and a comparative analysis : Vandana Changing dimensions of library automation : Alovi Zhimomi Conclusion : Dipanwita Das Date: 17-02-2016 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC (Room G-21), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. Coordinator Dr. Biswanath Dutta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian in Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore
by Subhodip Bid 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian in Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore Pay Band: –Rs.5,200-20,200/, with GP Rs.2400/- Qualification: A University degree with Diploma in Library Science Number of Post: 01(UR) Age: 30 years For more details http://www.cpri.in/download.php?file3=Advertisement_01-2016_06-02-16.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KCLA National Conference-Avail Video Conferencing Mode
by jasim s 14 Feb '16

14 Feb '16

Kerala College Librarians’ Association (KCLA) in association with Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) is providing an opportunity through "National Conference on Best Practices and Innovations in Library and Information Centres" to ventilate the innovations, courses and best practices which are implemented and succeeded in your library. Those who cannot participate the conference in person can avail interactive video conferencing facility. Professionals who wish to present a paper in the Conference but cannot attend in person or through video conferencing can send their papers to organisers, which will be presented on behalf of them. For both of these options, prospective participants should remit registration fees of Rs. 1000. There will be cash prizes for the significant innovations and best practices. Participants can avail duty leave. More information at http://kcla2016.weebly.com/ Important dates: Last date of registration and receiving presentations: February 17, 2016 Conference dates: 18, 19, 20 February 2016 Venue: Marian College, Kuttikkanam P.O., Peermade, Idukki District, Kerala-685531 Registration can be done online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ro2Y3BFBsfNSfiM377_hdNF0IbmLPYYclmZ4iFIO8_… Looking forward to meet you at Kuttikkanam on 18th February 2016, Team KCLA Jasimudeen s Kerala -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers for JLICT, Vol 5, No1 (January to June 2016) ISSN: 2278 –3482
by Dr Mange Ram 14 Feb '16

14 Feb '16

Call for Papers for JLICT, Vol 5, No1 (January to June 2016) ISSN: 2278 –3482 The Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology (JLICT) ISSN: 2278 –3482 is a peer-reviewed journal (half yearly) is published by editorial board of JLICT. Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology (JLICT) cover all areas of library science related with ICT. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: • Original articles in basic and applied research • Case studies • Critical reviews, surveys. We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to: jlict2012(a)gmail.com Format for Submission the papers: Font: times new roman, Size: 12 and in single space with linked references (APA Style) as examples are given below: References/Bibliographies: 1. Book: Kidder, T. (1981). The soul of a new machine. Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Frank, R. H., & Bernanke, B. (2007). Principles of macro-economics (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 2. Edited Book: Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (2001). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 3. Article/Papers: Ku, G. (2008). Learning to de-escalate: The effects of regret in escalation of commitment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105(2), 221-232. Sanchez, D., & King-Toler, E. (2007). Addressing disparities consultation and outreach strategies for university settings. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(4), 286-295. 4. Journal article from a subscription database (no DOI): Colvin, G. (2008, July 21). Information worth billions. Fortune, 158(2), 73-79. Retrieved from Business Source Complete, EBSCO. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com 5. Magazine article, in print: Kluger, J. (2008, January 28). Why we love. Time, 171(4), 54-60. 6. Newspaper article, no author, in print: As prices surge, Thailand pitches OPEC-style rice cartel. (2008, May 5). The Wall Street Journal, p. A9. 7. Corporate author, author as publisher, accessed online: Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2000). Tasmanian year book 2000 (No. 1301.6). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Author. Retrieved from http://www.ausstats .abs.gov.au /ausstats/subscriber.nsf /0/CA2568710006989... $File/13016_2000.pdf *The article may be send to the following e-mail address only upto 10th April 2016 only jlict2012(a)gmail.com Editor in Chief Dr. P. P. Rawat, ,Chief Librarian (Retd), SGPGI, Lucknow (UP) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Undifferentiated Personal Names in RDA Cataloging
by Salman Haider 14 Feb '16

14 Feb '16

*Undifferentiated Personal Names in RDA Cataloging <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2014/02/undifferentiated-p…>* http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2014/02/undifferentiated-p… Undifferentiated Personal Names in Resource Description and Access (RDA) Cataloging Rules: guidelines, best practices, and examples *Contents of the new RDA Blog <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com> post:* - What is a Name Authority Record for Person - What is an undifferentiated Name Authority Record - What is the latest best practice on undifferentiated Name Authority Record - Maintenance of existing undifferentiated records - Examples of maintenance of undifferentiated Name Authority Records - RDA attributes to create a unique authorized access point for the person being established - Questions and Answers *Read now complete article:* http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2014/02/undifferentiated-p… *Salman Haider* Librarian (Cataloging) https://plus.google.com/+salmanhaider https://www.facebook.com/salmanhaiderauthor https://twitter.com/metadataexpert -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Making IRs work
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Feb '16

14 Feb '16

Here is a book on institutional repositories and it is open access. < http://www.against-the-grain.com/2016/02/atg-book-of-the-week-making-instit… > Happy reading. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Researcher illegally shares millions of science papers free online to spread knowledge - ScienceAlert
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

I located this interesting news about sci-hub where almost all research papers are available for free download in http://paper.li/esukhdev/1309342686 <http://paper.li/esukhdev/1309342686> "Sukhdev's daily information dose". If many librarians start using this source will article requests in lis-forum come down drastically? =============== Researcher illegally shares millions (45 m) of science papers free online to spread knowledge . Welcome to the Pirate Bay of science. FIONA MACDONALD 12 FEB 2016 106.1k A researcher in Russia has made more than 48 million journal articles - almost every single peer-reviewed paper every published - freely available online. And she's now refusing to shut the site down, despite a court injunction and a lawsuit from Elsevier, one of the world's biggest publishers. For those of you who aren't already using it, the site in question is Sci-Hub, and it's sort of like a Pirate Bay of the science world. It was established in 2011 by neuroscientist Alexandra Elbakyan, who was frustrated that she couldn't afford to access the articles needed for her research, and it's since gone viral, with hundreds of thousands of papers being downloaded daily. But at the end of last year, the site was ordered to be taken down by a New York district court - a ruling that Elbakyan has decided to fight, triggering a debate over who really owns science. http://www.sciencealert.com/this-woman-has-illegally-uploaded-millions-of-j… URL for sc-hub http://sci-hub.io/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANS NETWORK (ILN) - Hurry Two days left
by Kishor Satpathy 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

CALL FORPARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONALLIBRARIANS NETWORK (ILN) Dear colleagues, Want to build yourprofessional network and learn about librarianship around the world? Love theidea of professional travel but just don’t have the budget? The InternationalLibrarians Network (ILN) is for you. ILN pleased to announce the next round of thispopular program will commence in March 2016. The ILN peer mentoring program is a facilitated programs aimed athelping librarians develop international networks. Participating in the ILNbrings wider professional awareness, an international perspective to your work,new ideas, and increased professional confidence. We know this because many ofour participants tell us – and we’ve had over 3500 librarians from 120countries taken part so far. Peer mentoring helps professionals develop partnerships and grow theirnetwork. The ILN uses a model where all participants are treated as equals whohave valuable experiences to share. This means that partners are not placedinto established mentor/protégé roles, but rather are encouraged to view theirpartnership as a way to learn from each other; all are mentors and all areprotégés. So why participate in a peer mentoring program? Peer mentoring can allow you to: 1. rediscover your own valuable skillsby sharing your experiences with your partner 2. learn a different perspective on yourprofession 3. build your network 4. reinvigorate the passion your career 5. develop your professional skills Applications for the next round of partnerships programi.e from March 2016 are beingaccepted now and close at midnight on Monday15 February 2016 - just twoday away! . Numbers arelimited, so apply early to ensure you don’t miss out. This email is to remind you. If you have already applied for theprogram, please ignore this email. Participationin the program is free and open to anyone working or studying in libraries andtheir related fields. The only requirements are an internet connection, Englishfluency, one hour each week to communicate with your partner, and a willingnessto share and learn with colleagues around the world. If you've enjoyed your participation in the last round, why not sign upfor another partner, and continue building an international professionalnetwork. Tell your colleagues about the program as well, and get the benefitsof shared professional development. You can find out more about how the program works here: http://interlibnet.org/how-the-program-works/ Or you can explore our Frequently Asked Questions here: http://interlibnet.org/frequently-asked-questions/ Applications can be submitted online here: http://interlibnet.org/apply-for-the-iln/ If you have additional questions about the program, please don'thesitate to contact us at contact(a)interlibnet.org / ksatpathy(a)gmail.com . Thanks & Regards, Dr. Kishor Satpathy ILN Ambassador- India NIT Silchar

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Articles to Read -- 2016-02-13
by Mohan Hr 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

Dear all, You may find these articles interesting Entrepreneurship: Kamal Rajini Analogy : Entrepreneur vs Intrapreneurs Human Resources Management: 10 signs it's time to let an employee go Science & Tech: Data sharing: An open mind on open data Science & Tech: Five things that happen to your body in space InfoTech: The chips are down for Moore’s law Research: Does it take too long to publish research? Everipedia: The Wikipedia Competitor for the People Finance: Explained in 5 charts: How Indian banks' big NPA problem evolved over years InfoTech: Sports: Super Bowl 50 smashes data records with 10.1TB flying across Wi-Fi InfoTech: Privacy: What are four of the top social media networks doing to protect children? Read them at http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2016/02/articles-to-read-2016-02-13.html Your feedback is welcome Date wise archives of Feb 2016 "Articles to Read" posts at http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2016/02/articles-to-read-archives-of-posts-in… With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Sustainable Management of Indigenous Knowledge - A North East Perspective
by Nihal Alam 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

*Workshop on Sustainable Management of Indigenous Knowledge - A North East Perspective* Date: 1-3 Mar 2016 Location: Mizoram University, Tanhril, Aizawl, Mizoram Greetings from TERI, New Delhi ! We are happy to inform you that TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) North-East and Indira Gandhi Center for the Arts (IGNCA) is organizing a three day workshop on “Sustainable Management of Indigenous Knowledge: a North East Perspective” during 1 - 3 March, 2016 at Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram. Mizoram University has joined us as the Knowledge Partner in this workshop. The objective of the workshop is to understand the management and preservation of traditional cultural knowledge and expressions. Further to this, the workshop would highlight and share unique and invaluable knowledge practiced by the indigenous people for folklore and cultural management. Workshop is expected to raise research interests among the students, academicians, practitioners and policymakers in indigenous traditional knowledge. The workshop is open for 80 participants (first-come-first-basis) with knowledge and interest in cultural resource management. In this connection, may we request you, to depute researchers or participants and contribute in this thought provoking workshop. For further detail visit our website: http://www.teriin.org/index.php?option=com_events&view=details&sid=857&Item… Regards, Nihal Alam RA, TERI Mobile 9311305823 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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