Islamic or Hijri or Hegira calendar

The support for Islamic or Hijri or Hegira calendar in software and standards has improved a lot. The followings provide some references which might be helpful to implement various calendar support, which is crucial if the software or service is to have an international user base.

Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) project:

• https://cldr.unicode.org
• https://cldr.unicode.org/development/development-process/design-proposals/islamic-calendar-types

Java Documentation:

• https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/19/docs/api/java.base/java/time/chrono/HijrahChronology.html
• https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/19/docs/api/java.base/java/time/chrono/HijrahDate.html

USNO Intro to Calendars: 

• https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/calendars
• https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/islamic
• https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/crescent
• Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, 3/e
• https://aa.usno.navy.mil/downloads/c15_usb_online.pdf
• https://aa.usno.navy.mil/downloads/exp_supp_errata.pdf

 UK Hydrographic Office: 

• http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/

Wikipedia:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabular_Islamic_calendar

Unicode Locale Data Markup Language (LDML):

• https://unicode.org/reports/tr35/

Research Training: What trainings are available for researchers?

There are some free courses available from different publishers related to research training. Please see if you can complete those courses and earn the certificates, if any:

• Springer Author and Reviewer Tutorials: https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/authorandreviewertutorials
• Elsevier Researcher Academy: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com
• IEEE Author Center: https://newauthors.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/video-tutorials
• ACM Information for Authors: https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/information-for-authors
• Web of Science Academy: https://webofscienceacademy.clarivate.com

With a certificate or not, there are many free courses are available online on different research skills including quantitative/qualitative/mixed-research methodology, writing, other parts of research

• Stanford CS230: Deep Learning | Autumn 2018 | Lecture 8 - Career Advice / Reading Research Papers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733m6qBH-jI
• Classcentral Index: https://www.classcentral.com/tag/research-skills
• Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=research
• Alison: https://alison.com/courses?query=research
• edX: https://www.edx.org/learn/research
• University of Liverpool Online Centre for Student Success: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphdzQ5c4D6KuuCOP0qwOAA
• Connecting Asia TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSeeyJVD0JU&list=PLFVOf_BCmTr2myeU-RLBMS8SaHbnVHjMY
• Microsoft Research: https://www.youtube.com/user/MicrosoftResearch/search?query=How%20to%20Write%20a%20Great%20Research%20Paper
• Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe5Q7eg9EFWEsDgxqyhRVbXl415C8teVw
• Purdue Libraries:
• Foundations of the Research Process: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfiLH31ZZsO1_5KXCslq_4mE_Pg9odlx5
• Searching for Literature: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfiLH31ZZsO11C8OheklL0fAtbymUba3K

 

Writing:

• Yale: How to Write Your First Research Paper: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/hows_to_write_your_first_research_paper_2011.pdf
• Writing your journal article in 12 weeks: http://akuntansi.feb.mercubuana.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Writing-Your-Journal-Article-in-Twelve-Weeks_-A-Guide-to-Academic-Publishing-Success-Wendy-Laura-Belcher-2016-1.pdf
• Rice University: Writing your thesis: Tips for successful, self-directed progress!: https://graduate.rice.edu/news/current-news/writing-your-thesis-tips-successful-self-directed-progress
• Insiders guide to how to write thesis when you are short on time: https://cheekyscientist.com/insiders-guide-to-write-a-thesis-when-short-on-time/ 
• Graduate Writing: Writing Thesis and Dissertations: https://libguides.usask.ca/c.php?g=723607&p=5180793
  
• University of Illinois Chicago: 7 tips for efficient thesis writing: https://grad.uic.edu/news-stories/7-tips-for-efficient-thesis-writing/  
• Writing a scientific style thesis: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/media/graduatestudies/files/writingascientificstylethesis/writing_a_scientific_thesis.pdf
  
• Sit Down and Write Your Thesis! Practical and Motivational Tips for Scientific Writing: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wayan-dadang-801757116_practical-and-motivational-tips-for-scientific-activity-7031447052265869312-S4Gb
• Academic Writing: Practical Guide and Tips: https://agrar.uni-hohenheim.de/fileadmin/einrichtungen/agrar/Studium/Internat-Masters/Writing_Aid_Materials/All_files.pdf
• Routledge: A practical guide to academic writing for international students: https://www.routledge.com/rsc/downloads/A_Practical_Guide_to_Academic_Writing_for_International_Students-A_Routledge_FreeBook-_FINAL_VERSION_.pdf
• Open University UK: How to write a good PhD thesis and survive the viva: https://people.kmi.open.ac.uk/stefan/thesis-writing.pdf
• Thesis and dissertation writing in a second language: https://finalsite.ccsu.edu/EdDwritingInstitute/facultyResources/files/thesis_writing.pdf
•  Elisa Modolo, InsideHigherEd, 8 Motivational Tips for Dissertation Writing: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/09/01/advice-how-get-and-stay-motivated-write-your-dissertation-opinion
  
• Book recommendations: https://bookauthority.org/books/best-academic-paper-writing-books  
• Possibly dated, Umberto Eco, https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/23461426

Changing email address used in a Google group

Say we have two email addresses:

• existing_email@gmail.com
• new_email@gmail.com

We are receiving emails in existing_email@gmail.com from a Google group, say called "bucc"

We would like to change the email address to "new_email@gmail.com"

How can we do so?

Step 1)

 Add your other email address, new_email@gmail.com as your alternate email address to your existing google from

https://myaccount.google.com/alternateemail

Step 2)

Go to the google group and click "my membership settings"

https://groups.google.com/g/<group name here>/membership

e.g., https://groups.google.com/g/bucc/membership

and change email address to that alternate email address, new_email@gmail.com