File Design: Those Important First Steps
By Marjorie M.K. Hlava
First published in Information Today
In my first column, we discussed general editorial and file size considerations. This column discusses the file […]
Inhouse Database Marketing
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 2010|Access Insights, Business strategy, metadata|1 Comment
by Marjorie M.K. Hlava
Marketing an inhouse file is similar to marketing any database. Whether the file is commercial or inhouse, there are two main […]
Database Production: Determining the Cost
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 2010|Access Insights, metadata, reference|Comments Off on Database Production: Determining the Cost
by Marjorie M.K. Hlava
Fiirst published as part of Information Today’s Private Files Series, Volume 1, Issue 7.
The costs of database production are extremely variable […]
Database Building Options and Costs
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 2010|Access Insights, metadata, reference|Comments Off on Database Building Options and Costs
by Marjorie M.K. Hlava
Note: This white paper was first published as part of Information Today’s Private Files Series, Volume 1, Issue 7.
People often comment […]
What Can You Do with XML Today?
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 2010|Access Insights, metadata, Taxonomy|1 Comment
by Jay Ven Eman
Interest in Extensible Markup Language (XML) rivals the press coverage the World Wide Web received at the turn of the Millennium. […]
Facets Help Move from Search to Found
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 2010|Access Insights, metadata, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Facets Help Move from Search to Found
by Alice Redmond-Neal, Chief Taxonomist, Access Innovations, Inc.
In the “everything old is new again” department, facets are all the rage in the taxonomy world! […]
Semantics, Wisdom and Standards – The Triple Crown?
By Melody Smith|December 3rd, 2010|metadata, News, semantic|Comments Off on Semantics, Wisdom and Standards – The Triple Crown?
Semantic technology is again in the news. Web 3.0, the Semantic Web, is bringing information together. We hear about it more and more and that won’t be changing anytime soon.
Data Integration Tools Increasing in Value
By Melody Smith|December 3rd, 2010|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Data Integration Tools Increasing in Value
Many factors are forcing organizations to change business processes and models and to manage their data assets differently. Simplification of processes and the IT infrastructure is necessary to achieve transparency. Data integration is a critical component of an overall enterprise information management (EIM) strategy and information infrastructure.
Public Digital Library by Google?
By Melody Smith|December 3rd, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Public Digital Library by Google?
By controlling access to information, Google may represent the ultimate in business plans and is now investing in the control of the information itself. Robert Darnton is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard and director of the Harvard University Library and his insights into what began as Google Book Search and is fast becoming the largest library and book business in the world is very interesting.
Open Source Used to Advance Science
By Melody Smith|December 2nd, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Open Source Used to Advance Science
Glencoe Software was chosen by PerkinElmer as the foundation of its newly released Columbus Scope cellular imaging software solution for microscopy. Columbus Scope allows researchers to read, visualize and re-analyze a number of different vendor-specific research imaging file formats, save and use their experimental metadata parameters, and share images with their colleagues and collaborators.