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Word Lovers Unite
I like words. I like how they make me feel. I like how they roll off my tongue. Words like filipendulous are phonetically fun to enunciate, as is intractable, which has an empowering definition as well. Then there are words like smellfungus, which make you giggle like a 12-year old boy. This interesting information came from NewsMiner…
Read MoreMetadata In Focus
With the focus on metadata over the past few years, and, more recently, Australia’s changes in access laws, the latest report about what metadata can be used for shouldn’t surprise anyone. This came to us from ABC in their article, “How pre-teens using metadata found a whistleblower in two hours.” Since October 2015, potentially every…
Read MoreInformation Industry Giant Dies
Eugene Garfield, founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and who launched the field of citation analysis, passed away on February 26, 2017. The Scientist brought us this sobering news in their release, “Scientometrics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies.” Garfield made a lasting impact on scientific, medical and scholarly research. In addition to the ISI’s Science…
Read MoreMaintaining Consistency in a World of Change
Standards are key to successful records management programs. The consistency that comes with compliance creates an environment of success. Federal News Radio brought this news to our attention in their article, “Records management should create ‘data environment to facilitate collaboration’.” Data management and records management are almost the same thing. Records are preserved for the usefulness of the data…
Read MoreLibraries Work to Enhance Education
Low-income students and their families are getting some assistance with digital literacy skills and internet connections at home. The American Library Association (ALA) shared this news with us in their release, “American Library Association and Cox Communications partner to narrow digital divide for low-income families.” Nearly all students (96.5% percent) say they are required to use…
Read MoreCloud Computing Impacts Business Intelligence
The cloud computing industry continues to evolve. Demand for cloud providers and their technology has grown exponentially and therefore has forced them to focus on improving business intelligence for their customers. Smart Data Collective brought this news to us in their article, “Cloud Metadata Is Making Waves with Business Intelligence.” The 2016 Gartner Critical Capabilities report…
Read MorePublisher Statistics Show Growth
It was announced that trade books had their sixth consecutive month of growth in September, which added to a slight year-to-date growth. The American Association of Publishers (AAP) released this good news this past week titled, “Publisher Book Sales Were $11.13 Billion in the First Three Quarters of 2016.” The first three quarters of 2016…
Read MoreNew Collaboration Increases Access
EBSCO Information Services has been chosen as an approved content provider for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) framework. This interesting information came to us from Knowledge Speak in their article, “EBSCO Information Services chosen as an approved content provider for the NICE framework.” The agreement allows purchasers from libraries, health care and…
Read MoreJust Too Much
The concept of information overload has long a been a reality, even before the digital age. It was first attributed to Professor Bertram Gross over 50 years ago when he defined it as being directly proportional to a reduction in decision quality. IT ProPortal brought this news to us in their article, “Understanding natural language processing…
Read MoreThe Library for the People
One of President Obama’s final appointments was the new Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. The first person of color and the first woman to lead the Library of Congress, she is also the first actual librarian to lead it since 1974. Dr. James Billington was her predecessor, and though he was beloved for his intellect,…
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