Posts by Melody Smith
Semantics and Insects
The Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica has recently joined efforts with Pensoft Publishers to bring the Society’s journal, Nota Lepidopterologica, to the world of open access.
Read MoreAccess Innovations, Inc. Releases Data Harmony® Metadata Extractor Version 3.9
Access Innovations, Inc. announces that the Data Harmony Metadata Extractor is available as an extension of MAIstro™, the flagship thesaurus and indexing application in the company’s Data Harmony software line. Metadata Extractor is a managed Web-based service for revealing the hidden structure in an organization’s content, through superior data mining of publication elements, to normalize and automate document metadata tagging for the benefit of the organization.
Read MoreFindability is Always the Goal
Mostly known as a method for technical writers, structured authoring is fast becoming the preferred choice for enterprise-level content production.
Read MoreVideo Contest Can Win Your Library Grant Money
Do you have best practices or essential advice to share when it comes to rolling out evidence-based practice resources at your organization?
Read MorePreserved Until When
Records management up to this point has been straightforward – preserve certain categories of paper records for time periods according to a retention schedule determined by applicable legal rules.
Read MoreLinked Open Data Brings Data Together
The Getty Research Institute has released the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) as Linked Open Data.
Read MoreData for Data
Organizations constantly try to get their arms around an ever-increasing amount of data in their networks and in doing so, some are turning to metadata to more effectively manage their big data.
Read MoreE-Books and the Evolution of Publishing
Not that long ago, getting published was the big hurdle for a writer to overcome. You could produce all you wanted, but unless you knew how to get somebody to read your random submission, or you were rich enough to self-publish, your writing lived in a drawer, waiting for you to give it to a friend who doesn’t want to read it.
It’s hard to believe how fast technology has opened publishing up to people. Now, anyone with an opinion has a platform, and while it’s as tough as ever to make a living writing, the platform, in many cases, is totally free. So that changes the hurdle from publication to recognition. If everybody has a voice, how do you get heard?
Read MoreFinding the Proverbial Needle
New technologies are responsible for the electronic storage of information. Interestingly enough, though, 90% of businesses are still storing documents in paper format, according to a study by JSE-listed storage management provider Metrofile.
Read MoreNew Information Source Launched
SharePoint Reviews and IT Unity have joined forces to share the most up-to-date information about what’s going on in the SharePoint and Office 365 communities. IT Unity Communiqué has been launched. With this new newsletter, you will learn about the latest innovations and solutions with content from trusted and expert voices in the community.
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