Posts by Melody Smith
New Acquisition, Greater Access
Elsevier has announced their acquisition of Plum Analytics from EBSCO Information Services. What does this mean for users? PR Newswire brought this interesting tidbit to our attention in their article, “Elsevier Acquires Leading ‘Altmetrics’ Provider Plum Analytics.” The acquisition will enable Elsevier to significantly expand access to Plum Analytics’ altmetrics to more researchers and more institutions. Plum…
Read MoreImproving the Semantic Search
Scientific papers just got a boost. Semantic Scholar is a search engine that reads the literature on its own, picking out topics and influences, ranking citations, and making it easier to find exactly what you’re looking for. TechCrunch brought this news to us in their article, “Scientists gain a versatile, modern search engine with the AI-powered Semantic…
Read MoreReturning Control to Librarians
A new independent provider of cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solutions has launched an online resource access management tool for libraries. Knowledgespeak brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “LibLynx to launch LibLynx Gateway – a new e-resource access solution for Libraries.” LibLynx Gateway uniquely combines an access and authentication infrastructure…
Read MoreCognitive Computing in Daily Life
Cognitive computing is slowly becoming part of mainstream business culture since IBM’s introduction to Watson in 2011. The computing system built to compete against humans on the popular game show, Jeopardy! inspired many companies to begin research and ultimately investments into the technology. DATAVERSITY brought this news to our attention in their article, “Cognitive Computing: The…
Read MoreShopping in the Cloud
With the variety of services offered in the public cloud from analytics to artificial intelligence, the options have become irresistible. The amount of capital invested in data centers does however give pause to organizations before they will simply switch to a public cloud provider’s platform wholesale. This interesting information came to us from InfoWorld in their…
Read MoreWorldwide Business with kathy ireland® Interviews Access Innovations and Discusses Their Unique Solution for Finding Relevant Information Quickly and Easily
Tune in to Bloomberg International on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Access Innovations President Marjorie M.K. Hlava and Vice President of Marketing and Communications Heather Kotula are featured on the award-winning, global TV show, Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®. The segment’s topic is how businesses can make their data more searchable and more easily found. Access Innovations is…
Read MoreTechnology in 2017
2017 promises to be an interesting arena for media technology. Incumbents and newbies both are predicted to challenge industry trends in an effort to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and maximize revenues. CXO Today brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Top Technologies Shaping Media & Entertainment.” One area where this will be very prevalent…
Read MoreHighlights of University Presses
It is easy to think of university presses as focused primarily on humanities and social science. While that may apply to many, there are some that include important critiques that contribute to and shape the academic publishing world. The writers at The Scholarly Kitchen shared some of their favorites in their post, “University Press Books We Loved…
Read MoreOntologies and the Semantic Web
Ontology is one of the key components of the semantic webs. Because it contains the core knowledge for an effective search, it requires carefully-collected knowledge which is domain-sensitive. 7th Space Interactive brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Ontology construction and application in practice case study of health tourism in Thailand.” The METHONTOLOGY approach is…
Read MoreHashtag This
A historian, a librarian and a snowman walked into a bar. What? You have heard this one already? Recently, the American Historical Association (AHA) held its annual conference in Denver, Colorado. The conference started on a Thursday, just like the snow and freezing temperatures. The attendees were from all around the world and not all…
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