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Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization on February 14-16
Management Development Institute will be organizing the International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization (ICDK 2011) in association with INDEST-AICTE Consortium, Ministry of HRD, Government of India and Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) during 14-16 February, 2011 at Gurgaon campus.
Read MoreMark Your Calendars
There are several exciting educational opportunities available this year for professionals to enhance their skills and topical knowledge. Take a moment to review the event descriptions to find the one(s) that fill your needs.
Read MoreTechnology is Educating Our Future Leaders
We all know that technology is changing daily and it is hard for us in the profession to stay abreast of new challenges and solutions. But what about the teachers? Teachers in college, teachers in high school, and even teacher’s in elementary school face the same challenge to stay technologically current after creating and preparing classroom activities and assessing students’ learning.
Read MoreKeynote Speakers for EDW 2011 Named
For the 15th year, Enterprise Data World (EDW) and DAMA International will host a conference on April 3 – 7, 2011 at the Chicago Sheraton and Towers.This year’s hot topics will include master data management, data in the cloud, data governance, information quality, metadata, enterprise information management, business analytics and Big Data.
Read MoreDatabase Production: Determining the Cost
by Marjorie M.K. Hlava Fiirst published as part of Information Today’s Private Files Series, Volume 1, Issue 7. The costs of database production are extremely variable depending on what kind of data you are dealing with and what you want to do with it. So let’s consider the variables from beginning to end and then…
Read MoreDatabase Building Options and Costs
by Marjorie M.K. Hlava Note: This white paper was first published as part of Information Today‘s Private Files Series, Volume 1, Issue 7. People often comment that the cost estimates for database construction seem exceedingly high. In response to those surprised voices, this paper will explore various options available to those who are building a…
Read MoreCross Language Retrieval – English / Russian / French
Marjorie M.K. Hlava, President, Access Innovations, Inc. Dr. Gerold Belonogov, Professor and Head of Department, VINITI, Moscow, Russia Dr. Boris Kuznetsov, Head of Department, VINITI, Moscow, Russia Richard Hainebach, Director, EPMS bv-Ellis Publications, The Netherlands Note: This Working Paper was presented at the 1997 American Association for Artificial Intelligence Spring Symposium Series, March 24 –…
Read MoreRepositioning Information Science
One of the sessions I attended while at the 2010 meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in Pittsburgh recently was presented by Michael Buckland, Fidelia Ibekwe-Sanjuan, and Kiersten Latham. This interesting session was actually three coordinated presentations that individually and together questioned the accepted view of information science as an emerging, scientific discipline closely tied with information technology and, mainly, textual data.
Read MoreIISEIE Releases New Online Content Catalog
The International Institute of International Software Economies, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inc (IISEIE) has released their new online Content Catalogue. IISEIE Content and Program Catalogue is an interactive repository designed to execute initiatives in their local software economies.
Read MoreHave You Heard About E-LIS?
Students and professionals in library and information science should know about E-LIS: Eprints in Library and Information Science. It is a discipline-specific, open-access repository containing thousands of scholarly articles on library and information science.
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