Posts by Melody Smith
National Libraries Adopt New Cataloging Code
The three U.S. national libraries — the Library of Congress (LC), the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) have announced that they will adopt, with certain conditions, the Resource Description and Access (RDA) cataloging code.
Read MoreSelf-Discovery in Geekdom
What is your definition of a geek? It may not surprise you that there is no standard definition of a “geek.” However, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has created an interesting taxonomy for its annual “Science and Engineering Indicators” report.
Read MoreTimes They Are A-Changin’
In some ways the genre of government in relation to information technology is the same as every other business field. In some ways, they couldn’t be more different. One technology reporter muses on this pseudo-dichotomy and what he has learned from his years entrenched in government information technology.
Read MoreTravel Site Using Semantic Technology
Elegchos has launched a sneak preview of their free of charge and commission free booking site and Hospitality Experience Benchmark: Bookingsquare.com. Guests can make reservations without having to pay commission for hotels, apartments, B&Bs, etc. In addition, they offer a Premium version with extra functions and services for a minimal cost.
Read MoreWhat Does the Future Hold for Google?
We have a common question in our home, “what did we do before Google?” “Googling” is the most popular way we currently search for information, whether it is for home or work. But what does the future hold? Nothing stays the same and the web continues to evolve and grow beyond anyone’s predictions. With social and semantic technology, indexing the web has become more challenging for search engines to index. So what information are you getting, and why? Trust me, no one is worried about this more than Google itself. The future of search is undefined.
Read MoreGathering Intelligence from Unlikely Sources
Asking the experts is the logical approach to gaining knowledge for databases. Insights into consumer behavior and preferences can be surfaced not only from social media conversations but may also be found in an organization’s internal, private data. When building your data management system don’t overlook resources like online conversations within the engineering team, emails between client and customers, and engineering exchanges. Using latent semantic analysis methodology and statistical language modeling technology can reveal new solutions, information, and ideas.
Read MoreBenefits of Social Bookmarking
Engaging with businesses online is the norm and no longer the exception. Therefore, it is important to have a presence online that describes your services and promotes visibility. Many providers out there promise this result if you engage their product and services, particularly for social bookmarking.
Read MoreConference Focuses on Intelligent Health Information
Healthline Networks is one of the fastest growing providers of intelligent health information services and their president and COO, Dean Stephens, will moderate an mHealth panel at the first HealthTech: Next Generation Conference on August 12. The event takes place at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront Hotel in Burlingame.
Read MoreReducing Redundancy Saves Space
Knowledge is power, that is no secret. In the legal services world, nothing could be truer. According to Ted Tjaden, national director of knowledge management at McMillan LLP and author of “The Seven Faces of Legal Knowledge Management”, there is a method to knowing what to know and why.
Read MoreNew Merger Enables a Global Reach
ProQuest has acquired UK-based Expert Information. Together, they will expand the global reach of ProQuest’s dissertations publishing program with Expert Information’s Index to Theses and Theses.com.
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