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Call for Papers for IASSIST
There is a call for papers for the next International Association for Social Science Information Services & Technology (IASSIST) conference in June of 2015. IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences.
Read MoreEnhanced Ways to Find Enhanced Data
Researchers at the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Infection and Global Health are building the world’s most comprehensive database describing human and animal pathogens.
Read MoreCrosses All Trends
Records management is coming out of the closet and embracing technology as it marches into the future. It has been viewed as an administrative requirement, afterthought, and cumbersome task for quite some time.
Read MoreIdentifying New Life
After all these years, decades, and centuries of scientific investigation, new living organisms are still being discovered and identified. The hope that new life brings as other animal species are becoming extinct brings hope. At least twelve new species of butterflies/moths have been identified just this month.
Read MoreHands-on Learners Unite
Some people earn better when they are hands-on with a project. If that is the case for you, then this interesting and humorous exercise from The Biology Corner just might interest you.
Read MorePreserving Language in Thesauri
New thesaursi seem to appear every day. The latest is unique for a variety of reasons. A new online thesaurus for Gaelic speakers interested in the historical environment has been created, with more than 4,000 terms included. This comes as part of the effort to promote Gaelic in as many areas of Scottish life as possible.
Read MoreShorten It
Do you find consolidating your thoughts into 140 characters or less a challenge? How can you intelligently get across a complex thought in just 140 characters without needing to use ugly and often illegible abbreviations?
Read MoreCheck It Out
The first volume in a series about creating and maintaining taxonomies is now available. “The Taxobook: History, Theories, and Concepts of Knowledge Organization” is written by our own Margie Hlava.
Read MoreSystematics Conference Offered
The Systematics Association is hosting a Young Systematists’ Forum 2014 in London, UK on November 21, 2014. Being committed to furthering all aspects of Systematic biology, the Systematics Association is organizing a program of international conferences on key themes in Systematics, including a series of major biennial conferences. The association also supports a variety of training courses in systematics and awards grants in support of systematics research.
Read MoreLooking for Some Help?
Most companies have to implement a combination of integration solutions at one time or another. There are resources for application managers heading integration initiatives to use. This helps them in the research process to determine which category of solution is most likely to offer the features and capabilities needed to execute a successful integration strategy.
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