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New Grant Funds Digital Research Center
Emory University is soon to have a coffeehouse-like environment in which students can work in cross-discipline collaboration and allow researcher access to the library’s vast experts on all things library. This will differ from other digital research centers because of the cross-discipline collaboration potential.
Read MoreFounder of Lucid to be Keynote Speaker at Lucene Revolution
Marc Krellenstein, founder of Lucid Imagination, is set to address “The Once and Future History of Enterprise Search and Open Source,” at Lucene Revolution 2011.
Read MoreWine Application Also a Great Teaching Tool
Another piece of software using semantic technology to help our dining experience be just a little bit better. I don’t know about you, but this gets my attention.
Read MoreTaxonomy Information Sources
I am often asked where can I find out more about software and taxonomies to reuse? There are a number of attempts to organize taxonomy resources on the web. Some are more up to date than others.
Read MoreSLA Partners with Information Today for Conference Discount
Planning on attending the upcoming Computers in Libraries conference in D.C. next month? The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has partnered with Information Today to provide members with an exclusive discount. SLA members who register before February 25th will pay the reduced rate of $249 for the full three-day conference on March 21-23, 2011.
Read MoreMarkLogic Keynote Speakers Announced
The 2011 MarkLogic User Conference will be held in San Francisco, CA, at the Palace Hotel on April 26-29, 2011. The event will be keynoted by Gartner Analyst Donald Feinberg and best-selling author Bob Sutton.
Read MoreKnowledge Organization Must Reads
The new issue of Knowledge Organization Literature (bibliography), edited by Ia McIlwaine, is now published on ISKO website.
Read MoreKnowledge – From Plato to Python
As I sit here in the last day of the DHUG, I am completed fascinated as I listen to Margie Hlava, President of Access Innovations, speak about The Theory of Knowledge. Touching on philosophy from Plato to St. Augustine to Occam, Descartes and so on, this listener is hooked. With a quick observation of those in the room – leaning forward to hear more points, scribbling notes, nodding of heads and the occasional chuckle to referencing such great philosophers as Monty Python – I am not alone.
Read MoreExpert System’s Semantic Approach Lands Framework Agreement
Semantic software provider, Expert System, has been awarded a framework agreement by Buying Solutions for Digital Continuity. The agreement has been developed and delivered in collaboration with The National Archives and consists of six Lots. Expert System will provide solutions for Lot 5, eDiscovery Solutions, for the mining of unstructured information.
Read MoreThesaurus from – and for – the Farm
The USDA has announced release of the 2011 edition of the on-line NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (NALT). This release adds 3,441 new terms and 321 definitions to these vocabulary tools.
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