Posts by Melody Smith
WikiLeaks: Good Use of Taxonomy?
You can’t turn on a television or radio without hearing about WikiLeaks. I personally haven’t looked at the site or read any reports republished by various news outlets. However, it has occurred to me that with the vast amount of information supposedly on this site, a strong taxonomy has to be place to access and retrieve the data.
Read MoreBusiness Intelligence Focuses on Data Integration
Business intelligence and analytics are moving to the big time with new support features for Apache Hadoop. Pentaho’s Business Intelligence support for Hadoop includes tools and wizards for Business Intelligence design, deployment, staging and management.
Read MoreNew Scientific Research Source Available
OpenAIRE (Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe) was launched so researchers, businesses and citizens can have free and open access to EU-funded research papers.
Read MoreCan You Distinguish BI Information From Data?
No one is suffering from the lack of data. It is everywhere, flooding in our businesses, our homes, and our minds. How do we discern information that is intelligent and useful? For years businesses have been using Business Intelligence technologies for gathering and analyzing data as a key milestone in searching for better business decisions.
Read MoreCollaborative Content Is Popular
Virtify, Inc. has released its new structured content management software product, Virtify for Submissions a collaborative, component-based platform for regulatory submission document creation and management.
Read MoreEBSCO Chosen by US Government Printing Office
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is making its metadata searchable through EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). This leap into the metatagging realm will enable EDS subscribers to search for federal records from the GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. This includes the Congressional Serial Set Catalog, GPO Access Publications, and Internet Publications.
Read MoreChanging Ownership Patterns in the Information Industry
What is the Information Industry?
Read MoreOffshore Keyboarding — How to Choose, What to Look For
As more and more people look into the computerization of their database, whether the internal files are bibliographic or full text, they quickly realize that building a database is highly labor-intensive.
Read MoreData Entry: The File Becomes a Reality
In previous columns, we have discussed many of the basics of preparing the data for a computerized file. We have stressed being sure that the editorial policy and individual rules are set consistently so that the data may be easily retrieved once it is entered into that big black box called the computer. The next and very important step is computerization of the data, or converting already-computerized data to match the specifications of the hardware and software system you are going to run your file on–an exciting but exacting task. The data can be made to match your machine by using photocomposition tapes, MARC tapes, floppies, hard disks, paper, forms, catalog cards, brochures, and any number of other information sources.
Read MoreHiring for Database Production
How do you find good people to hire? What do you look for in new employees? What kinds of interview questions do you ask them?
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