Taxodiary – Library

Connecting Libraries Around the World

By Melody Smith|September 19th, 2013|indexing, News|Comments Off on Connecting Libraries Around the World

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has entered into an agreement with BiblioLabs. The result of this partnership will result in increased access to historical content and enable libraries, museums, and other institutions to make digital content from their internal repositories available to others. We found this topic on Consumer Electronics in their article, “EBSCO Announces Agreement to Sell Products from BiblioLabs and Include Metadata in EBSCO Discovery Service.”

Library of e-Books at Your Fingertips

By Melody Smith|September 17th, 2013|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Library of e-Books at Your Fingertips

For those of us who gave in and went to the "dark side" of publishing, i.e. e-readers, finding digital books that you can loan or borrow beyond the minimalistic approach Kindle offers has long been a dream. This is why when I read about Oyster, I literally thought I heard angels sing. Okay, maybe just one.

A Wealth of Nostalgia

By Melody Smith|September 13th, 2013|indexing, News, search|Comments Off on A Wealth of Nostalgia

What exactly is a virtual repository of metadata? The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), launched with a set of linked, accessible, digital materials from libraries, archives, and museums around the country. Their tag line is “A Wealth of Knowledge.”

Natural Language Doesn’t Always Come Naturally

By Melody Smith|August 19th, 2013|Access Insights, Featured, semantic|1 Comment

One of our goals in creating taxonomies and thesauri is to express the concepts in natural language. Natural language means that you have written it the way somebody would say it. We don’t invert it.

Rewriting History

By Melody Smith|August 15th, 2013|News, reference|Comments Off on Rewriting History

With the future word inclusion policies of the Oxford English Dictionary unclear, various professionals were invited to attend a one-day international symposium. Stefan Dollinger, […]

Theory of Knowledge: 19th and 20th Century Developments

By Melody Smith|April 29th, 2013|Access Insights, Featured|Comments Off on Theory of Knowledge: 19th and 20th Century Developments

In the 19th century, the study of the nature of knowledge came to be known as epistemology. The term was introduced by Scottish metaphysic James Frederick Ferrier (1808-1864). Epistemological writers explored how knowledge relates to connected notions, such as belief and truth. They also considered the means of production of knowledge. And to a large extent, they embraced skepticism. a mode of thinking that required information to be well supported by evidence before it could be accepted as fact, i.e., knowledge.

New Aggregate Digital Public Library

By Melody Smith|April 24th, 2013|News, reference|Comments Off on New Aggregate Digital Public Library

The Digital Public Library of America launched a new website last week and become an independent nonprofit with the goal of pulling together vast resources for the public. A new platform will aggregate digital resources from libraries and museums across the United States. This library platform will not host any resources, but will provide open access to metadata about them. This information was found on Government Technology in their article, "Digital Public Library of America Opens Access to Resources."

Stretching the Boundaries

By Melody Smith|April 5th, 2013|News|Comments Off on Stretching the Boundaries

Social media has gone to college. College libraries, that is. Reaching beyond the relationship status updates on Facebook, Harvard libraries set up Twitter feeds to broadcast the titles of books being checked out from campus libraries. Readers can return books to the “Awesome Box,” creating a data trail about what they consider great. “Awesomed” selections are then publicized via Twitter.

Court Ruling Affirms Libraries

By Melody Smith|March 25th, 2013|News|Comments Off on Court Ruling Affirms Libraries

The U.S. Supreme Court has supported consumer rights and libraries in the high-profile Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, Inc. case by ruling that goods lawfully made overseas are protected by the first sale doctrine. This particular case focused on whether Americans and businesses had the right to sell, lend, or give away the things they own that were made overseas.

Mark Your Calendars

By Melody Smith|November 21st, 2012|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Mark Your Calendars

The 2013 Special Libraries Association (SLA) Leadership Summit is scheduled for February 6-9, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Plan today to join SLA unit leaders, the SLA Board of Directors and headquarters staff at this exciting event.