Social Content Going Live
The trend seems to be all about live content. After year’s of YouTube pushing old and older content, Twitter’s Periscope live-streaming app got the attention of users ranging from celebrities to churches to social activists and more. Now Mark Zuckerberg wants his share of the pie. The Motley Fool brought this interesting information to our attention in…
Read MoreWhat Time Is It?
This past weekend clocks moved forward one hour in the United States, with the exception of Hawaii and almost all of Arizona, and in most of Canada. The rest of the world changes at other intervals for varying reasons. This is called Daylight Saving Time (DST), which started in 1895 in Germany and Hungary. The practice…
Read MoreBeing Open About It
CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States) recently partnered with a number of federal agencies to help them comply with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directives requiring open access to federally funded research. The Library Journal brought this information to us in their…
Read MoreTaxonomy of Leprechauns: A Non-Authoritative Guide
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Leprechaun_ill_artlibre_jnl.png As befits any imaginary subject, there is no authoritative taxonomy of Leprechauns; like dragons, affordable housing in San Francisco, and happy SharePoint users–they do not, in fact, exist. This inconvenience does not, however, preclude speculation on the topic; there is (unsurprisingly) no shortage of information about Leprechauns on the Web and, indeed, in several…
Read MoreClassifying Men Who Classify Women
This past week was the annual celebration of International Women’s Day around the world. Many different recognition events and articles lifted up historical and current day women making their mark in this world. But what do the men think of this particular emphasis? The New York magazine brought this interesting information to us in their article,…
Read MoreIndexing History
Family history research has become one of the most popular interests for Americans. This look back into history is more than hobby for most as they seek to find the path that brought them to where they are today. For some, that task is more difficult. A nationwide effort and joint project of FamilySearch, a family…
Read MoreBig Deal About Big Data
A recent Gartner survey found that more than 75% of companies are currently investing or planning to invest in big data initiatives over the next two years. When it comes to big data, the real opportunity for enterprises is in advanced data analytics, specifically machine learning. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “The…
Read MoreRecords Management Made Easy
Enterprise content management (ECM) tools are designed to help enterprises of all sizes and in all industries. Companies turn to ECM systems to capture, analyze, index, deliver and preserve content. This multi-faceted tool is depended upon by workforces in the office and in the field. This interesting information came from Tech Target in their article, “ECM tools…
Read MoreThe Human Side of Risk
“The most dangerous and risky thing organizations do is hire people—it is a corporate gamble,” says Margie Hlava, president of Access Innovations. “Finding excellent employees is both an art and a science, as is retaining them.” Information Outlook recently posted an article by Hlava and the Special Libraries Association has also shared it with their…
Read MoreThe Use of Facets
What exactly is faceted searching and how could it help you? Lucidea brought this interesting information to us in their recent blog post, “A Firm Foundation for Faceted Search.” Faceted search is a method for accessing information organized according to a faceted classification system. This allows users to explore a collection of information by applying multiple filters. Faceted searching…
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