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Harness digital libraries for professional growth!

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Tue, 21 May 2024 03:50:00 -0700

The article highlights the value of digital libraries for career success in the digital age. The 24/7 availability of a wide range of information through digital libraries, including industry reports and scholarly periodicals, aids in professional development. They offer ease of use, a wide range of resources, sophisticated search features, and promote teamwork. Digital libraries encourage critical thinking and information literacy while also supporting lifelong learning and skill development. They also democratize knowledge access by dismantling obstacles to information and education for people from different backgrounds.

https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/education-careers/harness-digital-libraries-for-professional-growth-878013

Home Library – How to set up with easy-going

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Tue, 1 Sep 2020 00:16:00 -0700

Home Library – How to set up with easy-going

Books are the fourth basic need of humans, which is vital for the well-being of society. Many of us know reading is good practice for everyone. It should nurture from the nursery class.

And if you have your library and want to set up the same, please follow some necessary steps to design a good looking and resourceful.

The necessary steps are as follows.

Pick a location to set up the library
Decide the storing units for your books
Examine your book collection and arrange them accordingly
Make your library cozy and comfortable
Tips for final touches

To get full access to these practical tips, please access the below-mentioned link.

https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/lifestyle/65356/308065/steps-to-set-up-a-home-library

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Karnataka is the first state to have model digital library: Suresh Kumar

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:38:00 -0700

Karnataka is the first state to have model digital library: Suresh Kumar

Karnataka is the first state in the country to have a model digital library system in the country, said Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Krishna. Suresh Kumar said.

Dr MECACH Project of the city Jakarta Addressing a function at the branch of the Shivarama Karnataka in the 2nd phase, he said that after taking over as Minister, steps have been taken to set up digital libraries statewide in keeping with today’s requirements.

In the last six months, 272 digital libraries have been launched across the state, making it an unprecedented effort in the entire country. In the wake of the social situation created by Kovid, the Karnataka State Public Library Department has launched the Digital Library Mobile App as the first initiative in the country and today more than four lakh people are using it. More than one lakh books are available in this Op. He said 15 lakh people have benefited from it.

Source | https://www.ibcworldnews.com/karnataka-is-the-first-state-to-have-model-digital-library-suresh-kumar/

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Bengal : Ashina Gramin Library, an initiative to help for migrant workers during the lockdown period

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:25:00 -0700

Bengal : Ashina Gramin Library, an initiative to help for migrant workers during the lockdown period

How a Village Library Is Helping Students Who Can't Attend Online Classes

In Ashina, a village 50 km from Kolkata, residents have pulled together to ensure that students do not fall behind because of their lack of access to computers or phones.

Kolkata: Sanjina Khatun, a Class XI student of Nabasan Tustu Charan High School in Falta, is from a family of zari artisans from a village over 50 km away from Kolkata. She wants to study English in college and dreams of then working in an office in the city. But the possibility of her continuing studies was in question when both her parents stopped getting work as the lockdown that started in March went on. Her school was shut from end of March and tuition became unaffordable.

Like many students of Ashina village, comprising mostly of zari artisans, tailors and farmers, who cannot afford computers or mobile phones for online classes and even depend on schools for their books, Sanjina’s education had all but stopped.

Link | https://thewire.in/education/west-bengal-village-library-school-students-online-classes

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How to Make Lessons Cohesive When Teaching Both Remote and In-Person Classes

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 21:53:00 -0700

How to Make Lessons Cohesive When Teaching Both Remote and In-Person Classes

Even in schools offering face-to-face instruction this fall, one “class” of students likely won’t be the coherent unit that it was in past years.

Within one 5th grade class, for example, students may be split in a hybrid schedule—half in-person two or three days, online the rest. Some may have opted for fully remote instruction while their classmates are in school buildings. The same teacher might be responsible for all of these students at once, or all 5th grade teachers might team up, each instructing in a different modality.

Full Details | https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/06/how-to-make-lessons-cohesive-when-teaching.html

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Khaitan & Co

This Man's Home is a Library with 8,000 Books, Twitter Says 'Adopt Me'

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Sun, 9 Aug 2020 21:59:00 -0700

This Man's Home is a Library with 8,000 Books, Twitter Says 'Adopt Me'

To many bibliophiles , this home-in-a-library is a dream house and want a similar one to themselves.

What does your dream room look like? A room with window overlooking a stream, a meadow, mountains, sea, trees? How about a room full of books? That is what exactly a lot of people on the Internet are wanting after a photograph on Twitter caught their attention.

The image was shared on Twitter by user Shoumik and said that this was the place where he lived. "I live in a library," he wrote.

In another tweet, he mentioned that he own round about whopping 8,000 books. Don't know if our school libraries had so many books. This guy for sure is a true bibliophile and a great hoarder of books.

But his library-home has caught the eye of several people who want to move in to this house with the amazing company of books, books and some more books. One of the guys even wants to be adopted and is offering cooking skills.

Would you also like a house where you wake up to the smell of books and fall asleep to the same enticing fragrance of pages?

Full Details | https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/adopt-me-this-home-in-a-library-with-8000-books-has-got-twitter-head-over-heels-2771589.html

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Khaitan & Co

How librarians became secret weapons in fight against coronavirus

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Sun, 9 Aug 2020 00:59:00 -0700

How librarians became secret weapons in fight against coronavirus

With many libraries closed or offering limited services in a pandemic infecting nearly five million people nationwide, many librarians have found a useful outlet for their resourcefulness and fact-finding skills: volunteering as contact tracers to help track the spread of COVID-19.

Librarians who are city employees may be called upon to assist with weather-related disasters or even events like bioterrorism, John Szabo, the city librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library, tells Yahoo Life. “When hired, we sign a document acknowledging the potential of a disaster, but in March the mayor of Los Angeles declared that all city employees could be cast in some capacity.”

Full Details | https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/how-librarians-became-secret-weapons-in-fight-against-coronavirus-130012140.html

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Khaitan & Co

Academic research is necessary, but not sufficient

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Sat, 8 Aug 2020 01:36:00 -0700

Academic research is necessary, but not sufficient

Investment in research can translate into national development only through pursuit of post-academic research

The Government of India is in the process of revisiting the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy. The policy will guide the agencies of the government mandated with funding research in higher education institutions and national laboratories. At this stage we need to ponder the question: what kind of research should be funded?

An alternative is to use the terminology ‘Academic Research (AR)’, and ‘Post-Academic Research (PAR)’. One can easily establish correspondence with the TRL framework, with AR corresponding to TRL-1 and the rest to higher levels. To provide some granularity, one can divide PAR into early-stage PAR, and late-stage PAR. Late-stage PAR has to be done by large laboratories (national or those supported by industry), while AR and early-stage PAR can be done at higher education institutions and large laboratories.

Full Access | https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/academic-research-is-necessary-but-not-sufficient/article32288191.ece

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Khaitan & Co

Carefree UGC Still Approving ‘Pay and Publish Trash’

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Mon, 3 Aug 2020 23:46:00 -0700

Carefree UGC Still Approving ‘Pay and Publish Trash’

An entry-ticket into the academic fair

The University Grants Commission established a committee called the Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE) in November 2018 meant to protect academic integrity, by vetting scholarly journals to bring to public notice fraudulent publications that had adopted a “pay and publish” business model.

Last January the UGC announced that four central universities would be involved in vetting journals for CARE: the Jawaharlal Nehru University, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, the University of Hyderabad, and Tezpur University. The Savitribai Phule Pune University would be in charge of the process of including and excluding journals from the list of UGC-approved journals.

In June it issued an important public notice about the continuing misconduct and unethical actions of academic publishers ever since the first list of UGC-approved journals was published on its website.

The notice confirms that “unethical/deceptive practices in publishing are leading to an increased number of dubious/predatory journals worldwide. It has been reported that in India the percentage of research articles published in predatory journals is high. Unethical practices leading to ‘pay and publish trash’ needs to be thwarted immediately”.

Media reports suggested that the CARE list had narrowed the number of “verified and genuine” journals to around 800, as opposed to more than 5,000 in the previous UGC list. Only papers published in approved journals would count towards academic promotion.

A sample study of the earlier, larger list by academics at the Savitribai Phule Pune University found that 35% of approved journals did not meet the UGC’s basic criteria for inclusion, but were included anyway. Some 88% of listed journals were found to have given “false information such as incorrect ISSN, false claims about impact factor, claimed indexing in dubious indexing databases or had poor credentials of editors,” according to UGC vice-chairman Bhushan Patwardhan.

However, the new CARE list is also ethically compromised.

I frequently visit the CARE list, out of curiosity to see which journals have been newly included, and to discover journals to which I can send my research. It is very unfortunate to see that many approved journals are not of the expected quality.

Further, many do not have an ISSN, in complete violation of the UGC’s basic criteria, and still others lack properly maintained websites or proper editorial information. The Arts & Humanities index alone, with 343 approved journals, lists 34 which do not have an ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).

And I know from personal experience that some of the listed journals demand cash payments for publication.

I wonder how many more such shoddy, predatory journals have been approved in the other disciplines. But more than that, I wonder how a statutory body with experts in each field of study could approve the inclusion of such journals. How could these publications find a place in the CARE list, created to protect academic ethics?

Here are two possibilities: either these journals do not have an ISSN at all, or the “experts” proved their failure to provide such basic details in their list. Either way, it shows inefficiency and misconduct. And it needs immediate re-consideration.

How is it that journals described by the UGC as “pay and publish trash” are still getting this entry-ticket into the academic fair? How will these blots support the research culture in India?

Abhijit Maity is an independent researcher from West Bengal, and a lecturer in English literature and cultural studies at the Mahishadal Girls’ College, Vidyasagar University

Source | https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/19094/Carefree-UGC-Still-Approving-Pay-and-Publish-Trash

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An ‘analog’ library in Arunachal Pradesh gets a new avatar

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Mon, 3 Aug 2020 23:17:00 -0700

An ‘analog’ library in Arunachal Pradesh gets a new avatar

Teachers, students in Arunachal town turn old govt. building into reading room

A district long affected by militancy in Arunachal Pradesh is celebrating the rebirth of an ‘analog’ library even as the world embraces the digital era.

Longding, bordering Nagaland, is among the three districts of the Frontier State where encounters with various factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland are routine. The other two are Changlang and Tirap, from which Longding was carved out in March 2012.

Local organisations have revived a demand for the creation of Patkai Autonomous Council comprising the three districts.

But the current buzz in Longding, the headquarters of the district dominated by the Wancho community, has been about an abandoned government building that has been transformed to revive the library movement in the area.

“Our district has no college and none of the eight schools offer commerce courses. Only two schools in the headquarters teach science. It is difficult to get academic literature, newspapers and magazines, and the Internet service is too weak to access digital libraries,” said Chanphua Wangsu, a 28-year-old social activist from Longkhaw village near Longding town.

“The only library in the headquarters has been virtually defunct since the 1990s. So most college students and civil service aspirants who returned home after the lockdown had nowhere to go for academic pursuits,” he told The Hindu.

Filling a void

Mr. Wangsu, who has been providing career counselling and free coaching classes for Economics to higher secondary students at home since 2017, felt the void and approached Longding’s Deputy Commissioner, Cheshta Yadav. She offered him the town’s Crafts Training Centre, a few hundred metres from her office, in disuse since the mid-1990s.

Mr. Wangsu and his students then took turns to clear the wild bushes around the centre, and repair, paint and decorate the rooms with the help of donations. The 15 feet by 7-feet reading hall with a library room and a toilet opened in July.

“Apart from my own collection of books, papers and magazines, there are more than 100 academic books and journals collected from the library. The Deputy Commissioner and other officers also provided some reading material,” Mr. Wangsu said, adding that civil service aspirants were making full use of the library.

“The district administration and students who returned post the lockdown joined hands for the initiative. Students, otherwise, seldom return, largely due to the lack of educational opportunitiesand conducive atmosphere,” Ms. Yadav said.

Despite many challenges, Longding has made strides in improving education. The Class Ten success rate during 2019-20 was 38.12%, compared to 26.83% during the previous year.

The ‘Mission 100%’ project saw an average of 96% Class Twelve students in the district pass the Science and Humanities exams, up from about 70% during 2018-19. Longding now has the best teacher-student ratio in Arunachal Pradesh with 1:43. The State’s average is 1:23.

“As an encouragement to pursue higher education, we are providing air fare for students to pursue higher education in colleges under Delhi University and other States. The enrolment of our students in colleges elsewhere has increased by 10%,” Ms. Yadav said.

Reputed colleges closest to Longding are in Assam’s Tinsukia district, about 125 km away, while those in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar are at least 300 km away.

Source | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/an-analog-library-in-arunachal-pradesh-gets-a-new-avatar/article32255058.ece

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NCPCR releases national report on safe and secure school environment – Library Recommendation is also there

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:12:00 -0700

NCPCR releases national report on safe and secure school environment – Library Recommendation is also there

On Thursday, with the help of around 2 lakh school students from 26,071 schools across India, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) released a report on "safe & secure school environment".

It took almost 2 years for the students to inspect & submit the reports from twelve different states.

This manual is a compilation of various existing guidelines, circulars, notifications, government orders on Safety and Security related issues in schools issued from time to time. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has prepared this manual with guidance from an Expert Group constituted by the Commission.

In this manual they had also given their recommendations for the library

Manual Available at | https://ncpcr.gov.in/showfile.php?lang=1&level=1&&sublinkid=1397&lid=1550

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Pralhad Jadhav

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Khaitan & Co.

How safe are you in Virtual (Cyber) World?

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 23:11:00 -0700

How safe are you in Virtual (Cyber) World?

There is no question www (world wide web or Internet or virtual world is one of the most excellent resources available to recent generations. But for every coin, there are two sides we have to acknowledge, in short, the other side of the web world become exceptionally hazardous if you are uninformed of who lurks behind the scenes.

It is essential for each of us that we have to be internet-safe while surfing the web as professionals, students, young people, or senior citizens; they can be victims of internet scams, viruses, and ransomware attacks.

· How you can ensure your internet safety

· Home Network – Secure

· Password should be Strengthen

· IT system should be updated

· Multi-Level Authentication

· Avoid Unsolicited emails, text message and phone calls

· The device should keep away from kids and guests

· Online Identity should be protected

· Social Media usage in a mindful way

· If you are a victim, then you should know the next process.

All should be careful and be cyber safe!!!!

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Pralhad Jadhav

Associate Director – Library

Khaitan & Co

Digital Deceit: Fake News, Artificial Intelligence, and Censorship in Educational Research

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 02:58:00 -0700

Digital Deceit: Fake News, Artificial Intelligence, and Censorship in Educational Research

In the discipline of Education, students are often asked to research issues pertaining to curricula, pedagogy, educational information and theories. Pupils are using Internet and digital library searches to gain knowledge within public and private K-12 schools and within higher education. In this article, an Educational Librarian and an Education Professor outline their approach to educating all Faculty of Education students about using digital platforms in relation to unmasking fake news, artificial intelligence (AI) usage, and increasing Internet censorship.

Full Article | https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=101420

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Khaitan & Co.

Video QR code: A video marketing hack you wish you knew!

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:47:00 -0700

Video QR code: A video marketing hack you wish you knew!

Videos are an extremely effective method of advertising and marketing. It is one of the biggest factors that boost brand awareness, increase lead generation, and broadly impact your conversion rates.

Needles to say, its success has gone hand-in-hand with the growth of social networking. Given that many people from all groups of ages watch videos on a regular basis, many marketers and advertisers are either not utilizing video as part of their digital marketing campaign or are not having the best outcomes.

Video marketing is continuing to skyrocket and has grown in popularity and relevance, which means, it is a must to stay on top of your game with the latest innovations like a video QR code to create a strong, powerful, and effective digital video marketing strategy!

Full Details |

https://www.streetinsider.com/FMR+Wire/Video+QR+code%3A+A+video+marketing+hack+you+wish+you+knew%21/17114792.html

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Associate Director – Library Management

Khaitan & Co

Library Marketing: Challenges and Opportunities for Library Services

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Tue, 7 Jul 2020 04:05:00 -0700

Dear All

I delivered a virtual talk at International Webinar 2020, organized by Reader’s Club International (A Public Library Network).

I had delivered a session on “Library Marketing: Challenges and Opportunities for Library Services.”

The other speakers for the webinar were Dr. Badan Barman & Dr. B Sanjay

My sincere thanks to Readers Club International for this great opportunity.

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co.

How to disinfect your phone safely

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Mon, 6 Jul 2020 09:11:00 -0700

How to disinfect your phone safely

The coronavirus pandemic has heightened public awareness around hygiene and the spread of germs. Naturally, this has led to questions on how to disinfect your phone — a device that sees a significant amount of exposure to germs.

After all, we frequently touch our phones while shopping and out in the world.

So can you clean your smartphone safely? What chemicals should you use?

Link | https://memeburn.com/gearburn/2020/07/how-to-disinfect-your-phone-screen-safely-coronavirus/

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

MagTapp, a made-in-India image browser and document reader, has over 1M users

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Sat, 4 Jul 2020 07:14:00 -0700

MagTapp, a made-in-India image browser and document reader, has over 1M users

How MagTapp Web Browser is Different?

Our uniqueness lies in our One Tap Visual Meaning Solution which is available in 12 Indian Languages & 30 Global Languages. MagTapp Web Browser is only App in the World Made in India which has inbuilt Document Reader, Visual Dictionary & Translation Feature.

Source | https://magtapp.com

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

National Library of Australia brings 10-year-old Trove research portal into the 21st century

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Fri, 3 Jul 2020 02:58:00 -0700

National Library of Australia brings 10-year-old Trove research portal into the 21st century

Users can now easily navigate, search, browse, and access digitised files of Australia's history online.

Following a four-year modernisation and digitisation project and a AU$16 million backing from the federal government, the National Library of Australia (NLA) has launched the revamped version of its online culture and research portal, Trove.

Attracting some 68,000 daily visitors, Trove is an online portal that gives users free access to approximately 6.5 billion digital records of content from 941 organisations, including the NLA, state and territory libraries, and other Australian cultural and research institutions.

Some of the content includes Banjo Paterson's original manuscript of Waltzing Matilda, architect models of the Sydney Opera House, and radio stories from the ABC chronicling the first mentions of Wi-Fi when it was invented.

NLA assistant director-general Alison Dellit explained how when the 10-year-old research portal was built, it was designed to be "relatively small and experimental", which meant the technology underpinning it was no longer fit-for-purpose.

"Over the course of the last decade Trove has grown incrementally -- that's been great for innovation and providing new services -- but it's been difficult keeping the technology stable and being able to provide an efficient and effective service," she said.

She highlighted how one of the biggest issues the team frequently faced was when it came to changing text on the website.

"Trove was built as an app and in order to provide any -- even to change a single word on the homepage -- it's weeks' worth of work," she said.

To address this, the team completely reconfigured the portal's frontend with the integration of a Drupal-based content management system so users could easily navigate, browse, search, and access thumbnails.

"We wanted to make sure the new interface would be a lot more accessible and able to be used by a broader range of people. It was really our key objective to broaden our user base ... and to develop a piece of technology that would allow that," Dellit said.

The new-look portal also has Microsoft Power BI built into it, which provides collecting institutions that contribute data with access to statistics and analysis.

In addition, Preservika has been integrated to assist with managing the digital preservation of its content, as well as ArchiveSpace and DocWorks that are used for archiving materials.

Dellit explained, for example, how having these systems in place allows NLA to develop a process called atomisation, which allows users to automatically search for information within archived files, something that was not previously possible because physical materials were often digitised as single files and only allowed users access to surface level information.

She used the digitisation project of Sir John Monash's personal papers, which is still ongoing, as an example.

"We've developed a way to break PDF files into automatic metadata, so instead of having a single entry in the file that might say 'letter of Winston Churchill to Sir John Monash', we can now create a record in Trove where that's the title of the item, and we do that automatically. We're able to generate thousands and thousands of records out of a single document," Dellit said.

Biographical indexing is also another feature highlight of the new Trove system, Dellit said.

"If you're reading a newspaper article and there might be a mention of someone … [such as] Ernie Dingo somewhere in the text, but instead of finding via only text search, when we integrate an index -- and we use a bit of machine learning here -- what it will then do is notice it's Ernie Dingo and connect it to a biographical file, and ... look for all mentions of Ernie Dingo," she said.

In completing the transformation, the NLA has been handed an additional AU$8 million for the next two years by the federal government to support the development of Trove.

"'The federal government is proud to support Trove, which is a critical national resource preserving our culture for all to access and explore," said Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Paul Fletcher.

"The National Library and its partner network are to be commended on maintaining, building and contributing to an accessible and free online resource of such cultural and historical significance for all Australians."

The funding will be put towards the escalating cost of running Trove, Dellit said.

As part of the public service-wide program to modernise digital records management.

Cbus overhauls infrastructure bringing digital assets in-house

Having control over its digital platforms allows the company to deliver tailored experiences to customers.

How an AI archive platform is helping a Victorian library keep up with data

A proof of concept has been built to remove the need to manually archive catalogues -- a process that has been used for over the last 20 years.

Source | https://www.zdnet.com/article/national-library-of-australia-unveils-the-next-chapter-of-the-trove-portal/

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

Here are the free courses Microsoft launched for digital skills

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Fri, 3 Jul 2020 00:31:00 -0700

Here are the free courses Microsoft launched for digital skills

Earlier this week, Microsoft unveiled a new global digital skills initiative in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the wave of job losses worldwide.

The initiative was launched in partnership with LinkedIn Learning and GitHub. It offers a range of free learning paths for the most in-demand jobs, as identified by LinkedIn job openings.

The learning paths cover a range of digital jobs, many of which can also be done remotely or from home.

Microsoft also unveiled learning paths for managers to improve their managerial skills and awareness around racial injustice and discrimination in the workplace.

These courses include resources from LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Learn, and the GitHub Learning Lab.

You can access the learning paths on opportunity.linkedin.com, where they’re available in English, French, German, and Spanish.

According to the website, these courses will be available until 31 March 2021.

Free courses on LinkedIn for digital jobs

So what learning paths can you access for free?

LinkedIn identified 10 jobs as having the greatest number of job openings, with steady growth over four years. These jobs also pay a liveable wage and require skills that can be learned online.

As such, the 10 jobs and free courses/learning paths available on the site include:

Software developer
Sales representative
Project manager
IT administrator
Customer service specialist
Digital marketer
IT support/helpdesk
Data analyst
Financial analyst
Graphic designer

Users can sign up for one of these learning paths on the website.

Each course includes different modules with video lectures and online resources. Meanwhile, other courses available on the site include a soft skills course and a course on virtual collaboration tools.

To sign up for a specific free course related to these jobs, select the “Start learning” link under the job title.

In addition to the free courses, Microsoft also announced financial investment to help create jobs.

Microsoft South Africa says that it will announce local initiative details, such as potential funding, in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, local users can access the courses for free on the LinkedIn website just like users in the rest of the world.

Source | https://memeburn.com

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

Perumkulam - Kerala’s village of books

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:23:00 -0700

Perumkulam - Kerala’s village of books

With contribution from local residents, an initiative by a library in Kerala’s Perumkulam has added public book shelves, earning it the title of India’s second ‘village of books’

Way back in 2017 when Bhilar, a village in Maharashtra’s Satara district, was declared a ‘village of books’ (Pustakanch Gaav) by the State government, it sparked an idea in Kerala. The office bearers of Bapuji Smaraka Vayanasala, a library in Perumkulam, near Kollam, in Kerala were determined to replicate it, and they have finally achieved their goal.

Link | https://www.thehindu.com/society/a-library-in-keralas-perumkulam-has-added-public-book-shelves-and-becoming-a-village-of-books/article31933423.ece

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

Google Photos major redesign rolling out with new icon, photo map search, and simplified UI

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 01:13:00 -0700

Google Photos major redesign rolling out with new icon, photo map search, and simplified UI

With over a billion active users, Google Photos serves as an ideal cloud storage solution to preserve precious photos and videos and revisit them whenever, wherever needed.

The app has come a long way since its inception in 2015, and now, its experience is getting a major revamp with a bunch of interface changes, and a new logo.

Here's all about it.

Full Details | https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/science/62655/294086/google-photos-is-getting-a-new-look-logo

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

Digital Preservation Initiative Receives $600,000 Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 01:38:00 -0700

Digital Preservation Initiative Receives $600,000 Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Pratt Institute $600,000 to support the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Network (DPOE-N) in collaboration with New York University. The DPOE-N builds upon the original DPOE program created in 2010 by the Library of Congress and will become a network of training resources available to cultural heritage professionals nationwide to enhance their digital preservation knowledge and skills, helping support the nation’s libraries, archives and museums during these challenging times. The funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation allows Pratt and New York University to build and restore this important national resource.

Source | https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2020/june/digital-preservation-inititative-receives--600-000-grant-from-an.html

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

Cyber Crimes And Its Impact On Children And The Alternative Solutions

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0700

Cyber Crimes And Its Impact On Children And The Alternative Solutions

“Almost every school-going child has access to social media these days, but shockingly hardly any of them know about the privacy settings on their profiles. With details of their personal lives going public, they make themselves vulnerable to all sorts of cyber harassment.”

The development of internet nowadays have both a positive impact as well as negative impact in the form of crime that targets everyone, including children. Cyber crime which impact children as a victim should be handled seriously. By using computer, attacks are done by cyber terrorism such as haching, spam, virus, credit card fraud, trafficking in pornography, posting obscene photograph, sending fake e-mails to get personal information, misusing personal information, digital piracy, money laundering, and counterfeiting, altering data for either profit or political objectives, violating privacy by stealing identity.

Source | https://www.indialegallive.com/top-news-of-the-day/news/cyber-crimes-and-its-impact-on-children-and-the-alternative-solutions

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

Autofocusing reading glasses of the future

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:43:00 -0700

Autofocusing reading glasses of the future

As you age, you gradually lose the ability to refocus your eyes -- a phenomenon as old as humanity itself -- leading to a reliance on bifocals, contacts and procedures like LASIK surgery. Electrical engineer Nitish Padmanaban offers a glimpse of cutting-edge tech that's truly a sight for sore eyes: dynamic, autofocusing lenses that track your sight and adjust to what you see, both near and far.

Ted Talk Link | https://www.ted.com/talks/nitish_padmanaban_autofocusing_reading_glasses_of_the_future?language=en

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

There is no restriction on the circulation of PDFs of e-papers, which have been provided by media houses free of cost

noreply@blogger.com (Pralhad Jadhav) — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 05:47:00 -0700

There is no restriction on the circulation of PDFs of e-papers, which have been provided by media houses free of cost

Unauthorized Circulation of PDFs Of E-Papers

Works which once are in public domain do not attract any copyright protection, however, an e-paper is a subscription based service and thus, not entirely a part of public domain.

Several other players in the media industry such as Times of India, The Hindu and The Indian Express etc. provide e-paper on a similar subscription basis, wherein unauthorized dissemination of their content will attract liability.

As per Shailesh Gupta, President of Indian Newspaper Society (INS), circulation of PDFs of subscription-based e-papers without authorization does not only result in digital piracy and financial loss but also spites aggregators to misuse such information.

Therefore, there is no bar on circulation of PDFs of e-papers which have been provided by media houses at free of cost.

Source | http://www.mondaq.com/india/trademark/956584/unauthorized-circulation-of-pdfs-of-e-papers-dainik-jagran-case

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

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