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August 2014
Embracing Semantic Technology
By Melody Smith|August 22nd, 20142014-08-22T15:12:00-04:00
Cipher Systems has announced a new partnership with Semantic Research Inc. Together they will work together to integrate elements of SRI’s Semantica® software package and Cipher’s Knowledge.Works™ and Knowledge.Hub™ competitive intelligence software solutions.
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A Taxonomy for Contributor Role Metadata
By Melody Smith|August 21st, 20142014-08-20T20:28:21-04:00
We’ve written before about how taxonomies can provide the material for metadata (especially subject matter terms) describing information resources. One taxonomy currently under development has the potential to standardize how authors and other contributors are described in a resource’s metadata. The development group is led by Amy Brand (VP Academic & Research Relations and VP North America for Digital Science) and Liz Allen (Head of Evaluation for the Wellcome Trust).
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New Possibilities for New Fun
By Melody Smith|August 21st, 20142014-08-20T21:30:46-04:00
Scrabble fans rejoice. Five thousand words have been added to “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary,” released on August 11 from Merriam-Webster.
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Open Access Journals Become Available
By Melody Smith|August 20th, 20142014-08-19T22:01:46-04:00
The publisher Brill has announced a new suite of open access journals covering four major disciplines - Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, and Biology. These journals will offer a pure open access environment. Each journal will be divided in sections that align with the major subject areas in the discipline.
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The Power of Data
By Melody Smith|August 20th, 20142014-08-19T21:57:17-04:00
Former head of the National Security Agency (NSA) General Michael Hayden shared that information collected by the NSA about phone calls and other communications that does not include content can still tell the government all they need to know for strategic decisions.
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The Strategy Behind Records Management
By Melody Smith|August 19th, 20142014-08-18T21:48:28-04:00
If experience teaches us anything, then Jill Singer’s recommended recipe for a successful federal records management process is worth the read. Her 27 years of federal service should make her recommendations worthwhile for any records management process, not just federal service project records management.
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The Semantic Approach
By Melody Smith|August 19th, 20142014-08-18T21:45:22-04:00
The possibilities and limitations of semantic search continue to be evaluated as more and more enterprises and applications utilize the technology. Semantic search can be challenging to understand, let alone implement. If all your experience of search engine use has been the Boolean search of the past, then this is a new world for you to explore.
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Taxonomy in the Pipeline, Part 2: The Need for Quick Publishing
By Melody Smith|August 18th, 20142014-08-17T15:27:36-04:00
Regardless of discipline, there’s one thing that connects most academics I’ve encountered: the desire to keep practicing their respective fields. They’ve spent years cultivating their expertise and want to make a difference in their field. But in order for that to happen, they all share the same obstacle: tenure.
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Recognition of Research Contributions
By Melody Smith|August 18th, 20142014-08-17T15:18:23-04:00
Belated congratulations to the recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards from Kent State University. The recipients included an internationally recognized social geographer, a metadata expert and a leading researcher in the science of liquid crystals and nanomaterials.
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