Collaborative Content Is Popular
Virtify, Inc. has released its new structured content management software product, Virtify for Submissions a collaborative, component-based platform for regulatory submission document creation and management.
December 2010
EBSCO Chosen by US Government Printing Office
By Melody Smith|December 9th, 20102010-12-09T17:06:19-05:00
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is making its metadata searchable through EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). This leap into the metatagging realm will enable EDS subscribers to search for federal records from the GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. This includes the Congressional Serial Set Catalog, GPO Access Publications, and Internet Publications.
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Changing Ownership Patterns in the Information Industry
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 20102022-04-08T15:31:19-04:00
What is the Information Industry?
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Offshore Keyboarding — How to Choose, What to Look For
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 20102010-12-15T22:53:45-05:00
As more and more people look into the computerization of their database, whether the internal files are bibliographic or full text, they quickly realize that building a database is highly labor-intensive.
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Data Entry: The File Becomes a Reality
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 20102022-04-08T15:32:23-04:00
In previous columns, we have discussed many of the basics of preparing the data for a computerized file. We have stressed being sure that the editorial policy and individual rules are set consistently so that the data may be easily retrieved once it is entered into that big black box called the computer. The next and very important step is computerization of the data, or converting already-computerized data to match the specifications of the hardware and software system you are going to run your file on--an exciting but exacting task. The data can be made to match your machine by using photocomposition tapes, MARC tapes, floppies, hard disks, paper, forms, catalog cards, brochures, and any number of other information sources.
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Hiring for Database Production
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 20102010-12-15T22:53:15-05:00
How do you find good people to hire? What do you look for in new employees? What kinds of interview questions do you ask them?
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Selecting Hardware and Software
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 20102010-12-15T22:56:21-05:00
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 […]
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Good Indexing Means Good Retrieval
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 20102010-12-15T22:57:00-05:00
by Marjorie M.K. Hlava
First published in Information Today
So far this column has covered design considerations for the building of a database. Editorial guidelines have […]
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File Design: Those Important First Steps
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 20102010-12-15T22:58:19-05:00
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 […]
Inhouse Database Marketing
By Melody Smith|December 8th, 20102010-12-15T23:00:09-05:00
by Marjorie M.K. Hlava
Marketing an inhouse file is similar to marketing any database. Whether the file is commercial or inhouse, there are two main […]
