The Search Revolution Continues
The worldwide conference dedicated to Lucene and Solr, Lucene Revolution 2011, will take place in San Francisco May 25-26. Mark your calendars and plan to attend.
New Library Management Solution Released
By Melody Smith|January 19th, 2011|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on New Library Management Solution Released
Ex Libris Alma, the next-generation library management solution by ex Libris Group has been released.
EBSCO Discovery Service Goes Down Under
By Melody Smith|January 18th, 2011|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on EBSCO Discovery Service Goes Down Under
Australian University, Deakin, has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to improve the student experience and provide innovative access to scholarly information.
Establishing a Usable Metadata Model
By Melody Smith|January 17th, 2011|indexing, metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Establishing a Usable Metadata Model
We all know that one of the biggest hurdles in implementing an effective content management application is to establish a usable metadata model. It is a waste of time to have a repository of data that users cannot search and access information. Building a strong foundation – taxonomy -- to index against makes your data truly findable and useable.
Two Non-Profits Partner to Expand Library Management Services
By Melody Smith|January 17th, 2011|metadata, News|Comments Off on Two Non-Profits Partner to Expand Library Management Services
OCLC and Amigos Library Services, two leading nonprofit library membership organizations, have entered into a new partnership to provide libraries with expanded implementation, training and education services for OCLC’s new Web-scale Management Services.
Data Management #1 Technology for Insurance Industry
By Melody Smith|January 14th, 2011|metadata, News, Standards, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Data Management #1 Technology for Insurance Industry
In a list of six hot technologies that will demand carriers' attention during the coming year and impact the insurance industry in 2011, data management led the pack.
Twitter Places Moves Toward Semantic Search
By Melody Smith|January 12th, 2011|metadata, News, semantic|Comments Off on Twitter Places Moves Toward Semantic Search
Localeze's "Persistent ID" (PID) system has been integrated into Twitter Places alongside other services such as Gowalla and OpenTable.
NASA Project Gets Apache Stamp of Approval
By Melody Smith|January 11th, 2011|metadata, News|Comments Off on NASA Project Gets Apache Stamp of Approval
A NASA-led project has won the full support of the Apache Software Foundation, bolstering development efforts around Java-based middleware that uses metadata to foster cross-platform collaboration.
New Data Integration Application, And It’s Free
By Melody Smith|January 6th, 2011|metadata, News, semantic|Comments Off on New Data Integration Application, And It’s Free
expressor software has made available expressor 3.0 Community Edition, which features a free version of the company's new data integration application, expressor Studio.
Achieving Clarity Ranks as Tops Priority
By Melody Smith|January 5th, 2011|metadata, News|Comments Off on Achieving Clarity Ranks as Tops Priority
As the financial institutions enter 2011 and look at the emerging regulatory requirements this new era brings with it, what role will information technology play in these converging technological environments?