Search Integrity
Ace Hardware has select the Knowledge Integration Platform from BA Insight to power its next-generation ACENET, a search-driven intranet portal serving independent retailers and employees nationwide.
March 2015
Learn More About Making Content Usable
By Melody Smith|March 19th, 20152015-03-18T20:14:01-04:00
The "Making Content Portable, Making It Usable" webinar is scheduled for March 27th. Early bird registration discount ends on Friday, March 20th.
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Collaboration Improves Results
By Melody Smith|March 19th, 20152015-03-18T21:44:38-04:00
Elsevier recently announced preparations to collaborate with the research community in developing an open-access journal covering all disciplines on one platform. The goal is to enable continual experimentation and innovation.
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Real-Time Service
By Melody Smith|March 18th, 20152015-03-17T22:27:58-04:00
WibiData has released Experiments as the first commercial experiment framework to capitalize on the processing power enabled by machine learning in Hadoop. The intended result is to reduce the time to modify and implement personalization models from months to minutes, creating unique and contextual customer experiences.
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Reining in the Standards
By Melody Smith|March 18th, 20152015-03-17T22:13:36-04:00
No one can contest the value of a quality records management system. It is key for any organization: hospitals, schools—and even prisons. A U.S. Department of Justice review found that inadequate records management, poor communication, and improperly trained staff were to blame for miscalculations of sentences and the premature release of inmates.
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Painting the Picture
By Melody Smith|March 17th, 20152015-03-16T21:31:04-04:00
Anyone who has built a true, solid standards-based taxonomy knows you can go down that rabbit hole with ease never to be seen again. This isn't to disparage taxonomies by any means, but a true taxonomy is complex and comprehensive.
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Finding the Lost
By Melody Smith|March 17th, 20152015-03-16T21:24:49-04:00
Technology continues to advance on a daily basis. What was wondrously new yesterday will seem archaic in just a few months. This “advancement” of technology has brought information to our fingertips at a faster speed than ever before and in unbelievable quantities.
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Emojis: Communication without Words
By Melody Smith|March 16th, 20152015-03-15T15:31:55-04:00
Each year since 2000, the Global Language Monitor has selected the Top Words of the Year, which they derive through statistical analysis of word usage. Some may have thought the organization had gone insane this year when they announced the selections for 2014 because, at the very top of the list was not a word at all, but the heart emoji. It's true; a tiny cartoon heart got used so often last year that it supplanted all other actual words.
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Protecting the Source
By Melody Smith|March 16th, 20152015-03-15T15:23:58-04:00
The Australian federal government’s data retention package is close to its end. If this particular bill is passed, many believe journalists and their sources will face an even more difficult reporting environment in Australia.
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Intern Position Available
By Melody Smith|March 16th, 20152015-03-15T15:20:52-04:00
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is seeking applications for a paid internship at their Washington, D.C. office. The internship will be in Library Services in the Applied Research and Methods team (ARM). The deadline for applying is March 18, 2015. The position is slated in May or June.
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