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A Note on Plagiarism Detection Process
Many LIS people organize workshops and provide training about the use of plagiarism detection tools. These are simple packages for use where training is not required. Moreover, the limitation of this…Continue
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Quality of PhD Theses in Library Science in India
The quality of Indian Ph.D Theses is going down drastically in the last few years and unfortunately, it becomes a business venture. Please read an article in the Times of India. Jan. 28 in the…Continue
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University of Mysore- Admissions Open for Ph D in LIS
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The University of Mysore has recognised the CIRD Business School in Bangalore as the Research Center for Phd in Library & Information Science. The admission is open for the candidates all over…Continue
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November 12, 2026 at 9am to November 14, 2026 at 5pm – Bangalore. India
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6th LISACON 2026 at Bangalore. India
November 12, 2026 at 9am to November 14, 2026 at 5pm
LISACON is the flagship biennial international conference series of LIS Academy, widely recognized as a premier global forum for the exchange of ideas, research, innovations, and best practices in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS). Since its inception, LISACON has brought together distinguished academicians, library professionals, researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, and technology experts from across the world to discuss emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities…See More
"Why do you take a vast topic for a program? What are the facets of the event? Who are the speakers? What are their credentials? Please provide a description."
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1. Disciplinary contributions to Library and Information Science - where do new ideas come from?
Pertti Vakkari
Professor, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (ITC). Tampere University,…"
International Conference on Emerging Digital Library Platforms: Shaping Digital Transformation and National Data Exchange at Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
August 9, 2022 to August 12, 2022
Themes Papers are invited concerning theory, architectures, data models, tools, and services, infrastructures in and around Digital Library framework about the following topics (but not limited to): 1. Digital Libraries: System Focused § Knowledge Discovery and Representation in Digital Libraries § Digital archiving and preservation § AI / Machine Learning/ Data mining for DLs § Digital humanities and heritage § Semantic Web Technologies and Linked Data for DLs 2. Digital Libraries: User and…See More
"You can see the level and quality of invited talks at: https://sites.google.com/view/icedlp2022/speakers/keynote-speakers"
International Conference on Emerging Digital Library Platforms: Shaping Digital Transformation and National Data Exchange at Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
August 9, 2022 to August 12, 2022
Themes Papers are invited concerning theory, architectures, data models, tools, and services, infrastructures in and around Digital Library framework about the following topics (but not limited to): 1. Digital Libraries: System Focused § Knowledge Discovery and Representation in Digital Libraries § Digital archiving and preservation § AI / Machine Learning/ Data mining for DLs § Digital humanities and heritage § Semantic Web Technologies and Linked Data for DLs 2. Digital Libraries: User and…See More
International Conference on Emerging Digital Library Platforms: Shaping Digital Transformation and National Data Exchange at Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
August 9, 2022 to August 12, 2022
Themes Papers are invited concerning theory, architectures, data models, tools, and services, infrastructures in and around Digital Library framework about the following topics (but not limited to): 1. Digital Libraries: System Focused § Knowledge Discovery and Representation in Digital Libraries § Digital archiving and preservation § AI / Machine Learning/ Data mining for DLs § Digital humanities and heritage § Semantic Web Technologies and Linked Data for DLs 2. Digital Libraries: User and…See More
International Conference on Emerging Digital Library Platforms: Shaping Digital Transformation and National Data Exchange at Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
August 9, 2022 to August 12, 2022
Themes Papers are invited concerning theory, architectures, data models, tools, and services, infrastructures in and around Digital Library framework about the following topics (but not limited to): 1. Digital Libraries: System Focused § Knowledge Discovery and Representation in Digital Libraries § Digital archiving and preservation § AI / Machine Learning/ Data mining for DLs § Digital humanities and heritage § Semantic Web Technologies and Linked Data for DLs 2. Digital Libraries: User and…See More
International Conference on Emerging Digital Library Platforms: Shaping Digital Transformation and National Data Exchange at Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
August 9, 2022 to August 12, 2022
Themes Papers are invited concerning theory, architectures, data models, tools, and services, infrastructures in and around Digital Library framework about the following topics (but not limited to): 1. Digital Libraries: System Focused § Knowledge Discovery and Representation in Digital Libraries § Digital archiving and preservation § AI / Machine Learning/ Data mining for DLs § Digital humanities and heritage § Semantic Web Technologies and Linked Data for DLs 2. Digital Libraries: User and…See More
A Note on Plagiarism Detection Process
Many LIS people organize workshops and provide training about the use of plagiarism detection tools. These are simple packages for use where training is not required. Moreover, the limitation of this tool is that it can match only words. When concepts are similar, they cannot work. An intelligent plagiarist who has expertise in text mining can change the passage of the text and ultimately the plagiarism rate will come down from 90 to 9%. Still, it is the copied passage. The plagiarism detection…See More
"Before twenty years, Annamalai faculty members were excellent and offered a very high level qualitative teaching. Now the faculty members of Annamalai are zeros. All these non-sense teachers paid money and occupied the positions. Still, they teach…"
Quality of PhD theses
The quality of Indian Ph.D Theses is going down drastically in the last few years and unfortunately, it becomes a business venture. Please read an article in the Times of India. Jan. 28 in the Chennai Edition (Times City Column) with the title, "Tamilnadu's PHD Factories".This article says if you are ready to spend Rs 300000/, you can get a degree easily without knowing or doing anything about research. In Library Science also, money plays a major role. It is evident that the quality or…See More
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