Posts Tagged ‘Indexing’
Thinking Outside the Words
With necessity being the mother of invention, this particular blogger/developer created a tool to serve the purpose of a thesaurus construction application. You may know it as www.thesauri.co.uk. Further developments more recently attempted to bring it into line with the International Standard (BS ISO 25964-1). There are challenges and the journey isn’t complete but there are lessons…
Read MoreRecording History for Future Searchers
Recording history is just one use of indexing data, but it is a pretty important one. Seventy years after World War II and the Holocaust, contributors around the globe are indexing victims’ names through an online memorial that recently hit the 1 million mark in number of names. This interesting information came to us from USA Today…
Read MoreNew eLibrary from the United Nations
The United Nations has launched an electronic library – the first comprehensive global search, discovery, and dissemination platform for digital content created by the United Nations. To begin with, the United Nations iLibrary, launched by United Nations Publications, includes publications, journals and series comprising facts and expertise on international peace and security, human rights, economic…
Read MoreArchiving History in the Making
It is always exciting (at least to me) to find interesting and unique uses of technology and digital archiving. This item certainly fits that definition. The Ukrainian Weekly brought this interesting story to our attention in their article, “Spiritual heritage documentation project identifies nearly 600 endangered churches.” In Edmonton, Alberta, the Sanctuary: the Spiritual Heritage Documentation Project has documented…
Read MoreDigital Records Require Consistency
Madhyamik (secondary) and Uchhya-Madhyamik (higher secondary) text books are being uploaded to the National Digital Library (NDL) archives in India. This interesting information came to us from The Times of India in their article, “Board textbooks to be archived in digital library.” All the books that have been published by the government for the West Bengal…
Read MoreNew Archive Addition Provides Diversity
Gale is a leading provider of library resources and part of Cengage Learning. Recently they released the first part of Archives of Human Sexuality and Identity, a milestone digital program that brings together the largest collection of primary source content on gender, sexuality and identity. PR Newswire brought this interesting news to us in their article,…
Read MoreNew Digital Resources Become Available
Gale is a leading provider of library resources and part of Cengage Learning. They recently announced the expansion and rebranding of their digital archive program. This interesting information came from Library Technology in their article, “Gale grows Digital Archive Program to better address research needs and further support digital humanities.” The new Gale Primary Sources program…
Read MoreIndexing History
Family history research has become one of the most popular interests for Americans. This look back into history is more than hobby for most as they seek to find the path that brought them to where they are today. For some, that task is more difficult. A nationwide effort and joint project of FamilySearch, a family…
Read MoreAccess Innovations, Inc. Releases Data Harmony® Version 3.11
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of Version 3.11 of its Data Harmony Suite of software tools. The Data Harmony Suite provides content management solutions to improve information organization by systematically applying a taxonomy or thesaurus in total integration, with patented content extraction methods. MAIstro™, the award-winning flagship software module of the…
Read MoreAn Irish Learning Opportunity
Okay, it is Irish only in that it is being held on St. Patrick’s Day, but it will be a learning opportunity. Heather Hedden, senior vocabulary editor at Cengage Learning, will be facilitating the webinar “An Introduction to Taxonomies” on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. A teacher at Simmons School of Library and Information…
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