Posts Tagged ‘Library’
Space is an Issue
Storage is always an issue. Whether we are talking about big data needing cloud space to function and be accessible, or on your own PC, there never seems to be enough storage. PC World brought this news to our attention in their article, “Dropbox wants to stretch desktop file storage to infinity.” Dropbox has filled…
Read MoreLibraries Are Embracing Technology
Innovative Interfaces provides library automation software that empowers libraries globally. Recently they released Innovative Linked Data, a new service that will help transform library visibility on the Semantic Web. This interesting news came to us from Library Technology in their article, “Innovative advocates for library visibility on Semantic Web with launch of Innovative Linked Data.” Innovative…
Read MoreFree, But Fair
Sci-Hub has been in the news a lot lately, but few people truly understand what it is and how it affects academic journals and their authors. American Libraries Magazine brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Sci-Hub: What It Is and Why It Matters.“ Sci-Hub is a website that makes more than 48 million…
Read MoreIt’s Summer Reading Time!
Summer reading. These two words can instill both excitement and dread at the same time for a youth services librarian. Libraries across the country begin preparing for children and adult summer reading programs pretty much after the last summer reading program ends! A lot of preparation goes into creating exciting themes, distributing marketing materials, booking…
Read MoreNew Partnership Applying Standards
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope) has announced a partnership with Springer Nature to build and maintain taxonomies and thesauri for the global publisher’s various online information products that cover nearly 14 subject domains. This interesting news came to us from Knowledge Speak in their article, “Scope in deal with Springer Nature to provide thesaurus development and maintenance services.” Like all…
Read MoreDigging Deeper into Open Data
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a two-part virtual workshop on Thursday, June 16 and Monday, June 20, 2016. This virtual workshop is called Open Data Fostering Open Science. Open data initiatives continue to create new scholarly research opportunities through the development of transparent policies, practices and partnerships. A significant part of the momentum…
Read MoreMy Kind of Library
I love books, don’t get me wrong. But a library of wine? That is the newest library on the Cornell campus and it contains no books. This interesting news came to us from Cornell University in their release titled, “New library shelves 3,400 bottles of wine.” Located in the basement of Stocking Hall, the wine library…
Read MoreAre You Going to the Taxonomy Cafe?
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) seeks to prepare taxonomists for more advanced implementations. One way they are doing that at this year’s conference is to feature a few professionals to share their real-life experiences in an interactive presentation and discussion format. It is called the Taxonomy Cafe. In the first section of this course, presenters will…
Read MorePreserving Time and History
The Associated Press (AP) has turned to digital preservation specialist Preservica to safeguard its corporate records and news wire services. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to us in their article, “This Big Data Archives Project Dates to 1848.” Established in 1846, AP continues its effort to preserve and make accessible its near 170-year-old records, including reporters’…
Read MoreRecent Acquisition Has Some Concerned About Access
The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) has been acquired by Elsevier with the promise that it will be further developed with Mendeley, Elsevier’s scholarly collaboration network, to provide users with leading content, data linking, enhanced metrics and researcher workflow tools. PR Newswire brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Elsevier Acquires the Social Science Research…
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