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Moderating Conference Sessions
by Vimal Kumar V. 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

This informative blog post found at David Lee Kings Blog, http://www.davidleeking.com/ Here are some tips on moderating at conferences and events found: Email speakers in advance. Ask your speakers to double-check their bios or supply one. Tell them to email you with questions if they have any. Get there early. You’ll want to make sure the room is ready, the mics are on, and the projector is working. Set the mood for the day. At the start of the first session, tell attendees what’s going on in your room for the day, especially if you are moderating a whole track of sessions based on a theme (i.e., a web developer’s track). That helps people know what to expect for the day. There might also be some last minute changes that you need to share. Introduce yourself to the sound dude. Most event centers and hotels have staff who set up and run the audio for each session. Sometimes they hang out in the room the whole time; more often than not, they are busily running to each room, making sure everyone’s ok. That person can make or break the event. So introduce yourself as the moderator and find out how to contact them if you need anything. Know how to use the mic. Know how to turn it on, how to attach it if it’s a lavalier mic, etc. Check out my article on good mic technique for some more tips. Test the equipment. Make sure the speaker is comfortable with the tech they are using. If they are switching between slides and a video, make sure they practice that. Test the audio levels of the video. Remind people how to advance slides. Yes, that sounds silly … but when an inexperienced speaker is standing in front of 200 people, they can get flustered pretty easily and forget those simple things. Paraphrase the bio. Especially if it’s long. No one really wants to hear you read 600 words about the speaker. Give just enough to introduce the speaker, then get to the talk. Time the sessions. At a busy conference with lots of sessions, you have to keep a tight schedule. I set two alarms on my iPhone – one goes off when there’s 5 minutes left, and one when time’s up. Multiple speakers need equal time. If there are two or more speakers during a session, make sure to give them equal amounts of time to speak. tell each presenter how much time they have, and then stick to it. It’s never fun to have your 15-minute presentation turned into a rushed 6-minute mess (been there, done that). If it’s a panel discussion, include everyone. When moderating a panel, make sure everyone on the panel has a chance to speak. If someone’s not talking, it’s your job to draw them into the conversation. On the other hand, if someone is talking too much, it’s your job to give other panelists a chance to speak. An easy way to do that is to say something like “Thanks for that idea. What do the other panelists think?” And turn to someone else to give them a chance to speak. Repeat the question. During the Q & A time at the end, make sure to either repeat the question that was asked, or have the speaker do it. If the room is large, some people won’t hear the question, and sometimes the session is being recorded. It also helps make sure you get the question right. Move people along. This goes with timing the sessions. You might need to cut off a long-winded speaker, or end the Q & A, to move people along to the next session. Sometime during the Q & A, I usually walk to to the podium and stand by the speaker. I’ll help find people with questions. When it’s about time to end the session, I’ll say something like “we have time for one more question.” After that question is answered, I’ll make sure to thank the speaker, and tell people what’s coming next (i.e., lunch break, next session in 15 minutes, etc). -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop- a gentle reminder
by chitra s 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

St. Joseph's college for women, Alappuzha is organising two days National Workshop on *MARKETING OF INFORMATION SERVICES & PRODUCTS AND PLAGIARISM* sponsored by UGC during 11 – 12 December 2015. The workshop consist of sessions by experts on Quality management and best practices in library and information centres, Marketing skills , Softskills and Plagiarism. Those interested to attend the workshop may send in their nominations to chitrasnair84(a)gmail.com. *Details at **http://stjosephscollegeforwomenlibrary.blogspot.in <http://stjosephscollegeforwomenlibrary.blogspot.in/>* Chitra S Librarian St. Joseph's College for Women Alappuzha -- 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 Librarian at NITK, Surathkal
by Iranna Shettar 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Dear Professionals, Applications in the prescribed format are invited from the Indian Nationals for the recruitment of the Librarian Post on regular/ deputation basis at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Candidates who have applied for the position of Librarian against Advertisement No. 5213/NITK/Estt.-Advt/2014/B1 dated 19.12.2014 should send fresh application. *Librarian (PB 4: Rs. 37400 - 67000 + AGP 10000) UR* The Application form and Instruction sheet having qualifications & experience, upper age limit and other conditions etc. required for the above post can be downloaded from Institute’s website http://www.nitk.ac.in The applications duly filled in all respects should reach the Registrar, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, P.O. Srinivasnagar, Mangaluru-575 025 *on or before December 11, 2015 (Friday) by 5.30 p.m.* More details: http://nitk.ac.in/news-announcments-tenders/recruitment-officer-cadre-posit… Best Wishes Iranna Shettar, NITK Thanks & Regards *Iranna Shettar* Assistant Librarian National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Post Srinivasnagar, Mangalore – 575 025 Phone: (0824) 247 3062 Fax: (0824) 247 4033 Website: http://www.nitk.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request please immediate.
by Sreedhara Rao 17 Nov '15

17 Nov '15

Dear Professionals, One of our Faculty need this article argent please send me following Emile trisatyapriya(a)rediffmail.com Effects of Mindful Yoga on Sleep in Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study. Amy E. Beddoe. Res Nurs April 2010 vol. 11 no. *Regards,* *Sreedhara Rao K.S* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Wiley Library Awards- Nominations Open from November 1, 2015 to November 30, 2015
by Pabby, Mohit - New Delhi 17 Nov '15

17 Nov '15

Dear Moderator, I am a member of the LIS-Forum and would like to post the below message to the forum members. Could you please help us with the same. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wiley Library Awards- Nominations Open from November 1, 2015 to November 30, 2015 Dear Members, With a celebrated history of over 200 years in publishing the work of over 460 Nobel Laureates and more than 800 societies across the globe, we at Wiley would like to felicitate and bring together the community of distinguished individuals from the field of library information sciences. In order to recognize and award libraries and librarians for excellence in the field, encourage innovation & digital transformation efforts, and pay tribute to the community that helps spearhead knowledge dissemination in society, Wiley has instituted the 'Wiley Library Awards.' The awards would be distributed under following categories: *Digitally Transformed Academic Library- for more information click here: http://ow.ly/Up4rE * Aspiring Young Academic Library- for more information please click here: http://ow.ly/Up4xX * Digitally Transformed Research Library-for more information please click here : http://ow.ly/Up4Gl We would like to invite your kind participation by nominating your library under the relevant category before November 30, 2015. For more information about the awards please visit www.wileyindia.com/WLA or you can write to Mohit Pabby at mpabby(a)wiley.com The date and venue of the award ceremony would be updated on our website shortly. We look forward to receiving your nomination and wish you the very best! Regards, The Wiley India Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warm regards, Mohit Pabby Sr. Manager- Marketing, Wiley India +91-9899983188 / mpabby(a)wiley.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Workshop on Communicative English
by Kodandarama 17 Nov '15

17 Nov '15

Dear LIS Professionals, As part of National Library Week 14-20 November 2015 Celebrations Mysore University Library has endeavored to organize workshop on Communicative English. Smt. Anupama Ramachandra, Headmistress Delhi Public School, Electrocity Bangalore, will be the Resource Person and delivering a lecture on the mentioned topic on 19th November 2015 at Mysore University Library Conference Hall (Manasa Media Hall) Manasagangothri, Mysuru. On behalf of Mysore University Library i request each and everyone of you to attend the workshop. Your presence is cordially anticipated. Thanking you With Regards Kodandarama Assistant Librarian Mysore University Library Manasagangothri Mysuru. -- 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] Article request - Good suggestion
by Ishwar Goudar 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

A good suggestion by Vasumati. Many a times we don't do basic home work and simply post the requirements through Lis-Forum. Waste of time and effort for many. "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Vasumathi Sriganesh (QMed) < vasu(a)qmedkf.org.in> wrote: > The article is available free online at > > http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/21505594.2014.984567 (pdf is > also free) > > A general tip - before asking on this forum, please try pasting the title > in Google, Google Scholar and Researchgate. Google and Google scholar can > get you the links to the full text, if free. If not, very often the author > is on RG and can be requested for the article > > Please teach these tips to your users too > > Best wishes > > Vasumathi Sriganesh > QMed Knowledge Foundation > (Trust - Reg No: E-24663) > A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road > Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099 > Tel: 91-22-40054474 Mob: +919867292230 > Web: www.qmed.org.in <http://www.qmedkf.org.in/> > www.indianmedicalsites.in > > On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 10:14 AM, shashi bhat <shashilib(a)yahoo.co.in> > wrote: > > > Dear Friends,One of our faculty is in need of the following article for > > his research. If any one of you have access to the article, kindly > arrange > > to send. > > Virulence. 2015;6(3):216-22. doi: 10.4161/21505594.2014.984567. > > On the dynamics of root canal infections-what we understand and what we > > don't. > > Zehnder M1, Belibasakis GN > > With Regards, > > > > Mrs. Shashikala K > > Librarian, > > A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, > > Constituent College of Nitte University, > > Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575018. > > Ph: 0824-2204572, 2204963 (ext.-234) > > Res: 0824-2202133 > > Mob: +919448869047. > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > >

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"Book talk in Library Science" at MyLISA, Mysuru
by Sunil MV 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Dear Professional Friends, National Library Week 2015 is Underway! MyLISA, Mysuru wishes everyone a wonderful NLW 2015! The Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists’ Association, fondly called MyLISA, has come out with an idea of launching a monthly series called ‘Book Talk in Library Science’ as a part of ensuing National Library Week. Normally, the ‘book talk’ is offered as a service in libraries for the benefit of their users, and not intended to hep the LIS professionals. However, in this case, a professional association is taking the lead to organize the talk exclusively for LIS professionals and students. A speaker will talk about a book in library and information science for a half an hour and that will be followed by an interaction. Speakers can choose any book in LIS for the talk, but textbook-like books will be discouraged from being the subject of the talk. The language of the talk will either be in English or the local language Kannada, depending again on the preference of the speaker. The starter of the series will be held on Wednesday, the 18th November 2015 at 4 PM. Dr. N.S. Harinarayana, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore will be the speaker on the book “Ramanjuan: The Man and the Mathematician” authored by Dr. S.R. Ranganathan. Dr. Muzaffar H. Assadi, Professor and Chairman, Department of Political Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, will be present on the occasion as the Chief Guest. The inaugural of the series will be held at Manasa Hall, Mysore University Building, Manasagangotri, Mysore. All are cordially invited. We welcome your suggestions and views on this initiative. With Regards, Dr. Sunil M.V. Librarian Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post, Mysore - 570 011, INDIA Mobile: 99864 39832 | Telephone: 0821-2429722 Extn: 3006 * Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: Transport arrangement - Seminar on ‘Reading habits in Digital age’ on November 18th, 2015 at Alliance University, Bangalore
by Pradeep Kavi 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

November 16, 2015 Dear Members, This is further to my e-mail sent on November 13, 2015. We have arranged for transport facility (pick up and drop) from our city campus near Silk Board, Madivala, Bangalore on November 18, 2015 at 10.00 am. We request all the members who have not yet registered to do so by the end of the day (Today, i.e. November 16, 2015 is last day for registration ). Please note that Registration is mandatory for attending the Seminar. Pick up address and other details will be informed to all registered participants. Link for registration : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pofJKiR3sr0tcTWBgK1TMLz0gO6C-Ez3SlmaBZ5amk… With regards Pradeep From: Pradeep Kavi Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 7:14 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: Librarian Subject: Seminar on ‘Reading habits in Digital age’ on November 18th, 2015 at Alliance University, Bangalore November 13, 2015 Dear Members, As part of National Library Week celebration during November 14-20, 2015, Alliance University Library in association with KALA (Karnataka State Library Association) is organizing one day Seminar as per details mentioned below. Topic : Reading habits in Digital age Date : November 18th, 2015 Time : 11.00 AM to 4.00 PM Venue : Alliance University Central Campus, Chikkahagade Cross, Chandapur-Anekal Road, Anekal, Bangalore 562106. There is no registration fee, however to work out the logistics and hospitality we request you to register in the online form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pofJKiR3sr0tcTWBgK1TMLz0gO6C-Ez3SlmaBZ5amk…>. The last date for registration is November 16, 2015. Link for registration : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pofJKiR3sr0tcTWBgK1TMLz0gO6C-Ez3SlmaBZ5amk… We look forward to your active participation. ======================= Pradeep.P.Kavi Assistant Librarian Central Library Alliance University Chikkahagade Cross Chandapur-Anekal Road Anekal 562106 Karnataka Ph : 080-30938067 Email : pradeep.pk(a)alliance.edu.in<mailto:pradeep.pk@alliance.edu.in> http://www.alliance.edu.in ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. ALLIANCE University accepts no liability whatsoever for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Few seats left for Koha, DSpace and Joomla Workshop
by vinod mishra 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Dear All, Please register for National Workshop on Koha, DSpace & Joomla @ BAMU, Aurangabad in association with NIT Rourkela. There are only few seats left and the workshop will provide training in such a way that all participants can implement it independently. The workshop resource persons will also support for any help in future to all the participants. For more details please click : http://mishravk.com/2015/11/bamu/ Thanking You. -- With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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