Technology
New Agreement Ensures Access to Digital Information
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) have made an agreement ensuring long term access to the digital scientific, technical, and engineering information (STEI) collected by NTIS.
Read MoreContent vs. Context
No one can argue that content quality is important, its relevance is evident. But how does it compare to context?
Read MoreCan Software Replace PR Professionals?
Like every other industry out there, the cost of human service is the most expensive column on the balance sheet. This makes it the one constantly targeted for automation to ultimately reduce cost and increase efficiency.
Read MoreChanges in the PR Industry
With the start of 2011 almost here, how will technology change the PR industry in the coming years? With a growing emphasis on specialized skill sets, the industry is becoming commoditized. Agencies are looking for specialists who bring access to a ready-made network of relevant contacts.
Read MoreCan You Distinguish BI Information From Data?
No one is suffering from the lack of data. It is everywhere, flooding in our businesses, our homes, and our minds. How do we discern information that is intelligent and useful? For years businesses have been using Business Intelligence technologies for gathering and analyzing data as a key milestone in searching for better business decisions.
Read MoreSelecting Hardware and Software
by Marjorie M.K. Hlava First published in Information Today, Vol. 1, Issue 4 (April 1984). People are talking endlessly these days about the selection of hardware and software for your business, your library, your home, your children, your education, your games, your home security system, etc. The articles on the topic are numerous, and here’s yet…
Read MoreFile Design: Those Important First Steps
By Marjorie M.K. Hlava First published in Information Today In my first column, we discussed general editorial and file size considerations. This column discusses the file design questions and opportunities. The next issue will cover vocabulary control, indexing, and abstracting. Once you’ve set your editorial policy and fleshed out those basic questions on size and…
Read MoreThe Search for Machine-Aided Indexing: Why a Rule-Based System is the Cost-Effective Choice
by Larry Compton Executive summary Data Harmony is one of several companies that offer machine-aided indexing software solutions to indexing and categorizing unstructured data. Data Harmony’s Machine Aided Indexer™ is a rule-based system, whereas most of our competitors use methods that are a combination of linguistic or statistical approaches to indexing data. Many of our…
Read MoreWhat is Too Much Information?
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the amount of digital data and information available? It is no surprise. The amount of data available on the Web ever day continues to reach record-setting proportions, with an estimated 30-percent growth per year.
Read MoreIreland in the Clouds
What does the financial bailout of Ireland and cloud computing have in common? The bailout relates directly to a real-estate bubble that is very similar to the one in the United States and will take the form of loans in the range of $100 to $120 billion – about half the size of the entire Irish economy. A recent survey showed Ireland ranking 13th per capita in IT spending, though not ranking in the top 25 of most vibrant IT culture. This revealed that Ireland’s IT spending has been deploying new systems and is then, a perfect case for outsourced cloud computing relying on third-party providers to deliver.
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