By Melody Smith|December 1st, 2010|metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on BP Searching for Consistency
BP seeks to provide consistency in their knowledge-sharing processes across the many merged corporations they have acquired in past decades by creating a central department, Engineering Technical Practices (ETP), to create and maintain BP engineering practices for both the exploration and production segments of the corporation.
By Melody Smith|December 1st, 2010|metadata, News, ontology, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Using Ontologies to Integrate Data
PointCross has released its Study Data Integration and Search (SDIS) technology. SDIS is a solution that closes a major gap in the nonclinical phase of the R&D lifecycle.
By Melody Smith|November 30th, 2010|Business Intelligence, indexing, metadata, News, Standards, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Master Data Management is Coming to Healthcare
Healthcare is changing, both in patient treatment and the government’s role in regulation and reimbursement. This makes the use of data, business intelligence and analytics tools ever more important.
By Melody Smith|November 30th, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Library Digitization for Free
Treasures of Connecticut Libraries allows libraries to digitize, for free, up to 100 items in their collection, and then to upload their collection to a CONTENTdm site managed by the state library in Hartford. This collaboration is providing a relatively inexpensive model for libraries that want to expand awareness of their collections and demonstrate their value to a wider public.
By Melody Smith|November 29th, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Grant for Developing Digital Library Tools Awarded
Engineering professors were recently awarded a National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education (NSF DUE) grant to develop tools that will allow for easier curation of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL).
By Melody Smith|November 26th, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Talend Managing Metadata Databases
Talend, developer in open source data management software, today announced that the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) has selected Talend Integration Suite to improve the ease of integrating its metadata database systems.
By Melody Smith|November 26th, 2010|metadata, News, ontology|Comments Off on Beta Application Geared to the Scientific Community
Elsevier has launched SciVerse Applications beta, a new module within the SciVerse platform that will empower the scientific community to develop and share customized solutions that advance the search and discovery process through its marketplace and developer network.
By Melody Smith|November 25th, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Open Source Product Helps Maintain Data Integrity
Esri Geoportal Server is a free, open source product that helps organizations manage and publish metadata for their geospatial resources. With Esri Geoportal Server, users can reduce time and redundancy of data production by connecting geospatial data and service producers with consumers.
By Melody Smith|November 25th, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on The Future of Bibliographic Data
The surge in activity around open bibliographic metadata was noted and discussed on the blog, Information Environment Team. The British Library and the CERN library are two notable examples of libraries that have decided to release their bibliographic metadata under an open license. Equally as interesting is websites such as Open library and biblios.net engaging in the collection and reuse of open bibliographic metadata.
By Melody Smith|November 24th, 2010|metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Digital Asset Management as Curriculum
Matthew Gonnering, CEO of Widen Enterprises, recently spoke to Digital Asset Management (DAM) students at the Columbia University School of Continuing Education about the definitions, growth, advantages and challenges of implementing DAM SaaS solutions in a variety of businesses and organizations.