By Melody Smith|December 3rd, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Public Digital Library by Google?
By controlling access to information, Google may represent the ultimate in business plans and is now investing in the control of the information itself. Robert Darnton is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard and director of the Harvard University Library and his insights into what began as Google Book Search and is fast becoming the largest library and book business in the world is very interesting.
By Melody Smith|December 2nd, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Open Source Used to Advance Science
Glencoe Software was chosen by PerkinElmer as the foundation of its newly released Columbus Scope cellular imaging software solution for microscopy. Columbus Scope allows researchers to read, visualize and re-analyze a number of different vendor-specific research imaging file formats, save and use their experimental metadata parameters, and share images with their colleagues and collaborators.
By Melody Smith|December 1st, 2010|metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on BP Searching for Consistency
BP seeks to provide consistency in their knowledge-sharing processes across the many merged corporations they have acquired in past decades by creating a central department, Engineering Technical Practices (ETP), to create and maintain BP engineering practices for both the exploration and production segments of the corporation.
By Melody Smith|December 1st, 2010|metadata, News, ontology, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Using Ontologies to Integrate Data
PointCross has released its Study Data Integration and Search (SDIS) technology. SDIS is a solution that closes a major gap in the nonclinical phase of the R&D lifecycle.
By Melody Smith|November 30th, 2010|Business Intelligence, indexing, metadata, News, Standards, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Master Data Management is Coming to Healthcare
Healthcare is changing, both in patient treatment and the government’s role in regulation and reimbursement. This makes the use of data, business intelligence and analytics tools ever more important.
By Melody Smith|November 30th, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Library Digitization for Free
Treasures of Connecticut Libraries allows libraries to digitize, for free, up to 100 items in their collection, and then to upload their collection to a CONTENTdm site managed by the state library in Hartford. This collaboration is providing a relatively inexpensive model for libraries that want to expand awareness of their collections and demonstrate their value to a wider public.
By Melody Smith|November 29th, 2010|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on DotNetNuke 5.6 Has Been Released
DotNetNuke has released DotNetNuke 5.6, which includes the new DotNetNuke Site Search feature, enabling a more effective web site content search, and Enhanced Analytics Support, providing greater performance and control over the monitoring of web site traffic.
By Melody Smith|November 29th, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Grant for Developing Digital Library Tools Awarded
Engineering professors were recently awarded a National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education (NSF DUE) grant to develop tools that will allow for easier curation of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL).
By Melody Smith|November 26th, 2010|metadata, News|Comments Off on Talend Managing Metadata Databases
Talend, developer in open source data management software, today announced that the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) has selected Talend Integration Suite to improve the ease of integrating its metadata database systems.
By Melody Smith|November 26th, 2010|metadata, News, ontology|Comments Off on Beta Application Geared to the Scientific Community
Elsevier has launched SciVerse Applications beta, a new module within the SciVerse platform that will empower the scientific community to develop and share customized solutions that advance the search and discovery process through its marketplace and developer network.