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Tracking the Data
Late in 2014, Scholarly Kitchen shared with us a project with Ithaka S+R to research Amazon’s book sales to academic libraries. Some early results are in and they can be viewed on the Ithaka Web site. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Update on a Library Research Project.” The project began at the…
Read MoreIt’s Summer Reading Time!
Summer reading. These two words can instill both excitement and dread at the same time for a youth services librarian. Libraries across the country begin preparing for children and adult summer reading programs pretty much after the last summer reading program ends! A lot of preparation goes into creating exciting themes, distributing marketing materials, booking…
Read MoreDigging Deeper into Open Data
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a two-part virtual workshop on Thursday, June 16 and Monday, June 20, 2016. This virtual workshop is called Open Data Fostering Open Science. Open data initiatives continue to create new scholarly research opportunities through the development of transparent policies, practices and partnerships. A significant part of the momentum…
Read MoreProtecting Yourself
It seems every day some organization has been breached and their data has been compromised. It has happened to insurance companies, large retailers and now a fast food chain. Wendy’s is investigating claims of a possible credit card breach at some of its locations. This information came to us from The Hill in their article, “Wendy’s…
Read MoreRemembrance Through Archiving and Cataloging
Memorial Day. It’s viewed as the unofficial start of summer. Public pools open, kids are out of school, and BBQ grills are fired up all over the nation. However, Memorial Day is also a national solemn day of remembrance for those who have served our country. The origins of Memorial Day are widely debated. Many…
Read MoreMetadata in the Music Industry
It’s not exactly the group of people you would expect to be discussing metadata, but this is just another example of how metadata touches nearly everything in our lives. This information came to us from The Tennessean in their article, “Music Biz conference to focus on diversity, metadata issues.” The annual Music Biz conference will include a…
Read MoreAccess Innovations to Overhaul Metropolitan Opera Archive Database
Access Innovations is pleased to announce an engagement with the Metropolitan Opera to redesign the database for the Opera’s archive. The Metropolitan Opera Archive provides public access to records of every performance by the venerable company including operas, performers, roles, and reviews; it also contains links to other media such as historic photographs and playbills.…
Read MoreConference on Data Monetization
Data monetization is not a new buzzword, but has mainly been applied to selling raw data. However, data monetization has now evolved to largely mean improving efficiency and developing new revenue streams. This interesting news came to us from Fierce Big Data in their article, “Data monetization is focus of new conference.” Outsell’s DataMoney Conference will be held…
Read MoreLearning More About the Power of Metadata
DATAVERSITY is offering another learning opportunity in the form of a webinar. This time you will learn how to use metadata to not just follow paths, but also patterns, including more efficient shipping routes, recommendation engines, or ways to catch money laundering and other types of financial fraud. On May 24, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST, Leon Guzenda, Chief…
Read MoreSemantic Technology in the Financial World
Semantic technology seems to be the popular kid these days. Schema.org and the Financial Industry Business Ontology (FIBO) are teaming up to bring more semantic technologies to an even greater audience. This interesting news came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Schema.org Semantics Vocabulary Expands with the Help of FIBO.” The soon to be released…
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