Posts Tagged ‘Best practices’
Data Modeling Learning Opportunity
DATAVERSITY is bringing another learning opportunity in the form of a webinar called, “DataEd Online Presents: Data Modeling Strategies – Getting Your Data Ready for the Catwalk.” The webinar is scheduled for April 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar is sponsored by Data Blueprint. It will be facilitated by Peter Aiken, Ph.D., Peter has…
Read MoreNew Appointments for University Libraries
In a time when libraries are often considered archaic and outdated, it is refreshing to see educational facilities invest in the future of the library. This interesting information came to us from the Grand Rapids Business Journal in their article, “College hires dean of libraries.” Grand Valley State University has hired a new dean of university…
Read MorePLOS Launches Channels
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) supports scientific communities wanting to broadly distribute research in open and accessible ways with their latest innovation, PLOS Channels. STM Publishing News brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “PLOS Channels Provide A Scholarly Home for Research Communities.” Channels are resources for research communities. Each is a single…
Read MoreFinding the Value in Standards
The value of standards is about more than just messages. As the standards community rises to the challenges of semantic data, reference data, and metadata, the potential value of standards to business and information architects continues to escalate. FinExtra brought this information to our attention in their article, “Standards are more than messages.” The Standards Forum is…
Read MoreAccess Innovations’ Bob Kasenchak to Present at IA Summit 2017
Access Innovations’ Director of Business Development Bob Kasenchak is speaking at the IA Summit next week, March 22-26, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. His presentation is titled “Taxonomic Irony or: What I Think about When I Think about Taxonomies (Including a Meta-Taxonomy)” and is scheduled for Saturday, March 25, 2017, from 2:15pm – 3:00pm. “When…
Read MoreMake the Most of Your Metadata
The Publishing & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Books Committee of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) will be offering an educational opportunity live and via webinar titled, ‘Working with Partners to Improve the Impact & Reach of Your Metadata on Wednesday, March 29th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Two major forms of metadata have become industry standard for…
Read MoreAn Elite Group
The term “Copy editors” conjures up images of wire-framed bespectacled people hunched over their desks furiously scratching and swiping with their pencils (always pencils, never pens). Columbia Journalism Review brought this interesting and humorous news to us in their article, “Revenge of the copy editors: Grammar pros find internet stardom.” Copy editors of today will likely…
Read MoreAccess Innovations Named in KMWorld’s 18th Annual “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management”
Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in digital data organization, is proud to announce its inclusion on KMWorld’s 18th annual list of the “Top 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management.” Access Innovations, Inc. is featured for its sixth year, after debuting on the list in 2005. “The banner of knowledge management spans a wealth of…
Read MoreBest Practices in Anti-Counterfeit Efforts
Several academic publishers have joined forces with distributors in order to have them adopt and implement a set of anti-counterfeit best practices designed to address the growing problem of counterfeit print textbooks. KnowledgeSpeak brought this news to our attention in their article, “Major educational content providers and distributors join forces to fight counterfeit textbooks.” The education world has…
Read MoreInformation Industry Giant Dies
Eugene Garfield, founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and who launched the field of citation analysis, passed away on February 26, 2017. The Scientist brought us this sobering news in their release, “Scientometrics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies.” Garfield made a lasting impact on scientific, medical and scholarly research. In addition to the ISI’s Science…
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