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Science Journal Increases Access
A new authoritative journal has joined the family of open access titles. Launched in 1884 and 1912, respectively, University of Hamburg’s journal Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut and Entomologische Mitteilungen are now resurrected under the name of Evolutionary Systematics. KnowledgeSpeak brought this news to our attention in their article, “Evolutionary Systematics joins Pensoft’s OA portfolio.” Evolutionary Systematics is…
Read MoreDigging Around in the Data of the Past
Data mining is the process of finding anomalies, patterns and correlations within large data sets to predict outcomes. Using a broad range of techniques, this information can be used in a variety of processes. Applying data mining techniques to history often uncovers interesting data and trends in the archives. IT Technology Review brought this very…
Read MoreWords Are Important
For more than a decade, Merriam-Webster has been issuing annual lists with the top ten words of that year. For 2017 the word is feminism. This interesting news came to us from CNN in their article, “Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2017 is ‘feminism’.” At first, Merriam-Webster determined its contents by analyzing page hits and popular…
Read MoreLos Alamos Looking for Librarian
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, information sciences, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MoreLearning New Ways to Learn
Digital humanities sounds like an oxymoron at first glance, but the term has been floating around for over a decade and still a precise definition is difficult to pin down. Dhaka Tribune brought this news to our attention in their article, “The humanities go digital.” Data, database, and metadata are the initial concepts but at its core,…
Read MoreProofreading Fun
To some the title of this article may seem like an oxymoron, but for others proofreading is an obsession. This unique but interesting play on the popular social media quizzes brings Harry Potter fans and grammar snobs together in a quiz called “Proofreading Quiz: What’s Your Harry Potter Proofreading Personality?” Rules, standards and style guides…
Read MoreWords Reveal Much
Words matter. They reveal who you are and reflect your character. Every child has heard the rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt me.” But we all know that is true. This interesting information came to us from The Herald out of Pennsylvania in their article, “Word misuse can…
Read MoreEducational Applications Developed
The Library of Congress recently announced the release of educational applications related to Congress and civic participation for use in K-12 classrooms. This news came to us from Ed Scoop in their article, “Library of Congress launches three new learning apps.” In collaboration with various educational organizations, the applications were designed to cover subjects such…
Read MorePreserving History and Memory
From file cabinets to digital records, the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Publications & Records Management Center of Excellence (P&RCOE) is working hard to go paperless. The U.S. Army recently announced they are upgrading their records management system in a press release titled, “Army records management moves to 21st century.” “The way of the future is electronic…
Read MoreCollaboration Seeks to Improve Research
A group of not-for-profit scientific membership societies have announced the launch of the Scientific Society Publisher Alliance (SSPA). This is an initiative focused on building awareness of and support for publication of scientific research by scientist-run scientific societies. The American Society for Microbiology brought this exciting news to our attention in their article, “Scholarly Publishers Join…
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