Ever-Expanding Data
In an effort to reduce storage costs, the AIS Group is piloting a call recording application to ensure compliance with insurance regulations.
Building Up The Data
By Melody Smith|June 27th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News, reference|Comments Off on Building Up The Data
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) add top humanities and social sciences journals to their searchable database.
Expanding Databases
By Melody Smith|May 7th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Expanding Databases
EBSCO Information Services recently released Communication Source as a resource for communication research. Communication Source was developed from a merger of EBSCO databases, Communication and Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts (formerly published by SAGE).
Thinking Outside the Data
By Melody Smith|May 2nd, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Thinking Outside the Data
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released a preview of ScholarOne Web Services, a holistic approach to integration that will enable publishers to discover connections between shared research and ultimately streamline the publishing process.
The War On…Not Christmas
By Melody Smith|January 13th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on The War On…Not Christmas
These past few months have brought us "the war on Christmas", "the war on women", and anything else the news would like to hype up to make us feel victimized. So when I saw the title of this article, I had to laugh. Information Week Government brought this to us in their article, "The War On Military Records."
New TEMIS Purchase
By Melody Smith|December 18th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on New TEMIS Purchase
TEMIS has acquired U.S.-based advanced analytics and visualization technology firm i3 Analytics. The latter provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) ‘Biopharma Navigator’ platform that charts the biopharma landscape based on open life sciences data. We found this article on Mr. Web in their article, “TEMIS Buys i3 Analytics.”
Facing the Challenge of Big Data
By Melody Smith|November 21st, 2013|metadata, News, storage|Comments Off on Facing the Challenge of Big Data
Big data has become those scary words few organizations want to hear, let alone discuss. However, many information professionals would like the opportunity to take on this challenge. The negotiation between the top and middle management seems to hold much progress at a standstill. Most CIOs have trouble working with big data themselves and they have little, or nothing, to offer to business users. CMSWire brought this situation to our attention in their article, “Cloudera Unveils Big Data Search, No Special Training Required.”
Don’t Be Cut Off From Your Data
By Melody Smith|November 13th, 2013|indexing, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Don’t Be Cut Off From Your Data
This small town police records management crashing may not seem like breaking news, but if you were dependent on the information found in the records, you might think differently. Records management is a key part of any organization's information technology strategy, or should be.
The Power and Gift of Knowledge
By Melody Smith|September 27th, 2013|indexing, News|Comments Off on The Power and Gift of Knowledge
Education Secretary Arne Duncan appeared on the Colbert Report this week where he stressed the importance of both preschool and post-secondary education to host Stephen Colbert. Studies have shown there is a seven to one return on investment when children attend preschool.
Being Prepared for Migration
By Melody Smith|September 24th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on Being Prepared for Migration
LinkTek Corporation has released their LinkFixer Advanced software that allows IT and Information Management professionals to move files into OpenText Content Server and automatically fix broken links, thereby helping to avoid data loss during the migration process.